Publications

the risk of rabies prophylaxis vs. the risk of the disease.		1975	1176804
human rabies from exposure to a vampire bat in mexico --- louisiana, 2010.	in august 2010, cdc confirmed a case of rabies in a migrant farm worker, aged 19 years, hospitalized in louisiana with encephalitis. the man developed acute neurologic symptoms at the end of july, shortly after arriving in the united states from michoac+ín, mexico. despite supportive care, his condition deteriorated, and he died on august 21. antemortem diagnostic testing confirmed the diagnosis of rabies, and samples collected at autopsy were positive for a vampire bat rabies virus variant. the ...	2011	21832976
rabies surveillance in the united states during 2010.	during 2010, 48 states and puerto rico reported 6,154 rabid animals and 2 human rabies cases to the cdc, representing an 8% decrease from the 6,690 rabid animals and 4 human cases reported in 2009. hawaii and mississippi did not report any laboratory-confirmed rabid animals during 2010. approximately 92% of reported rabid animals were wildlife. relative contributions by the major animal groups were as follows: 2,246 raccoons (36.5%), 1,448 skunks (23.5%), 1,430 bats (23.2%), 429 foxes (6.9%), 30 ...	2011	21916759