Rabies
Two Rabies Deaths Linked to Bats But Not Bites
Published in Vaccine Weekly, February 9th, 1998
Neither man reported being bitten although both had recent exposures to bats, according to a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) summary of reports from local health departments.
"Of the 21 cases of human rabies reported since 1980 that were caused by bat-associated rabies virus variants, only one had a definite history of a bat bite," the CDC warned in an editorial comment.
"Therefore PEP [post-exposure prophylaxis] is appropriate even in the absence of a demonstrable bite, scratch, or mucous...
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (1998-02-09)
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