Human rabies--Iowa, 2002

F Franks; M Gilchrist; R Groepper; M Pentella; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

doi:10.1001/jama.289.10.1235

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Human rabies--Iowa, 2002

F Franks, M Gilchrist, R Groepper, M Pentella and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association, Vol.289(10), pp.1235-1236

03/12/2003

DOI: 10.1001/jama.289.10.1235

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Abstract

On Sep 20, 2002 a man aged 20 years residing in Linn County, Iowa, died from rabies encephalitis caused by infection with a variant of rabies virus associated with silver-haired (Lasionycteris noctivagans) and eastern pipistrelle (Pipistrellus subflavus) bats. This is the first case of human rabies in Iowa since 1951. This report summarizes the investigation of the case by the Linn County and Iowa public health departments. A CDC editorial note is included.

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Title: Subtitle: Human rabies--Iowa, 2002
Creators: F Franks
M Gilchrist
R Groepper
M Pentella
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association, Vol.289(10), pp.1235-1236
Publisher: American Medical Association
DOI: 10.1001/jama.289.10.1235
ISSN: 0098-7484
eISSN: 1538-3598
Language: English
Date published: 03/12/2003
Academic Unit: Hyg Lab - Central Control; Epidemiology
Record Identifier: 9984214816902771

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