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Alternative Title:
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
Personal Author:
Wallace, Ryan M. ; Bhavnani, Darlene ; Russell, John ; Zaki, Sherif ; Muehlenbachs, Atis ; ... More +
Wallace, Ryan M. ; Bhavnani, Darlene ; Russell, John ; Zaki, Sherif ; Muehlenbachs, Atis ; Hayden-Pinneri, Kathryn ; Aplícano, Ricardo Mena ; Peruski, Leonard ; Vora, Neil M. ; Elson, Diana ; Lederman, Edith ; Leeson, Ben ; McLaughlin, Thomas ; Waterman, Steve ; Fonseca-Ford, Maureen ; Blanton, Jesse ; Franka, Richard ; Velasco-Villa, Andres ; Niezgoda, Michael ; Orciari, Lillian ; Recuenco, Sergio ; Damon, Inger ; Hanlon, Cathleen ; Jackson, Felix ; Dyer, Jessie ; Wadhwa, Ashutosh ; Robinson, Laura Less -
Description:
On June 7, 2013, a man was diagnosed in a Texas hospital with rabies. He had been detained in a U.S. detention facility during his infectious period. To identify persons exposed to rabies who might require rabies postexposure prophylaxis (PEP), CDC and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) conducted investigations at four detention facilities, one medical clinic, and two hospitals. In all, 25 of 742 persons assessed for rabies exposure were advised to receive PEP. Early diagnosis of rabies is essential for implementation of appropriate hospital infection control measures and for rapid assessment of potential contacts for PEP recommendations.
Subject:
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Adult
Articles
Environmental Exposure
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Male
Post-Exposure Prophylaxis
Prisons
Public Health Practice
Rabies
Risk Assessment

Source:
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014; 63(20):446-449.
Pubmed ID:
24848216
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4584916
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Guatemala ; Texas
Guatemala ; Texas Less -
Collection(s):
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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