clinical and epidemiological features of human rabies cases in the philippines: a review from 1987 to 2006. | background: rabies viral infection causes a fatal encephalomyelitis. in humans, classic features include hydrophobia, aerophobia, hypersalivation, agitation, and neurological symptoms. in the philippines, canine rabies contributes to a significant burden of human disease. methods: we retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 1839 patients admitted to san lazaro hospital, manila, philippines between 1987 and 2006, with a clinical diagnosis of rabies. we used the world health organization ca ... | 2011 | 21600825 |