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Cats, 2000
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1 Case 15 Cases 30 Cases
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Dogs, 2000
1 Case 15 Cases 30 Cases
Cattle, 2000
N=83
1 Case 15 Cases 30 Cases
Human RabiesHuman Rabies
Rabies hysteriaRabies hysteria Folklore Folklore
– Werewolf Werewolf – VampiresVampires– Almost science fictionAlmost science fiction
Human RabiesHuman Rabies Globally - > 35,000 fatalities per year.Globally - > 35,000 fatalities per year.
State Date of Death Age/Sex Exposure LocationProbable Source Exposure Type Variant
Texas 06/05/90 22/M Texas Bat Bite T.b.
Texas 08/20/91 55/F Texas Dog Unk. Dog
Arkansas 08/25/91 29/M Ark. Bat Contact Ln/P
Georgia 10/08/91 27/F US Bat Unk. Ln/P
California 05/08/92 11/M India Dog Bite NA
New York 07/11/93 11/F New York Bat Unk. Ln/P
Texas 11/09/93 82/M US Bat Unk. Ln/P
California 11/21/93 69/M Mexico Dog Bite NA
California 01/18/94 44/M US Bat Unk. Ln/P
Florida 06/21/94 40/M Haiti Dog Unk. NA
W. Virginia 10/15/94 41/M W. Virginia Bat Contact Ln/P
Texas 11/27/94 14/M Texas Dog Unk. NA
Tennessee 11/23/94 42/F US Bat Unk. Ln/P
Alabama 10/11/94 24/F Alabama Bat Contact T.b.
Washington 03/15/95 4/F Washington Bat Unk. M.c.
California 09/21/95 28/M California Bat Contact T.b.
Connecticut 10/03/95 13/F Connecticut Bat Unk. Ln/P
California 11/09/95 74/M California Bat Unk. Ln/P
Florida 02/08/96 26/M Mexico Dog Bite NA
New Hampshire 08/20/96 30/F Nepal Dog Bite NA
Kentucky 10/15/96 42/F US Bat Unk. Ln/P
Montana 12/19/96 49/M Montana Bat Unk. Ln/P
Montana 01/06/97 65/M Montana Bat Unk. Ln/P
Washington 01/18/97 64/M Washington Bat Unk. E.f.
Texas 10/21/97 71/M Texas Bat Bite Ln/P
New Jersey 10/23/97 32/M New Jersey Bat Contact Ln/P
Virginia 12/31/98 29/M Virginia Bat Unk. Ln/P
California 09/20/00 49/M California Bat Unk. T.b.
New York 10/09/00 54/M Africa Dog Bite Dog
Georgia 10/10/00 26/M Georgia Bat Contact T.b.
North Dakota 10/25/00 47/M North Dakota Bat Bite Ln/P
Wisconsin 11/01/00 69/M Wisconsin Bat Bite Ln/P
Legend to Prior GraphLegend to Prior Graph Human cases=32Human cases=32 Acquired abroad, due to dog rabies= 6Acquired abroad, due to dog rabies= 6 Acquired in US= 26Acquired in US= 26
– Due to canine rabies= 2Due to canine rabies= 2– Due to bat rabies= 24Due to bat rabies= 24
» Silver-haired bat/ Pipistrelle (Lasionycterus noctivagans/ Silver-haired bat/ Pipistrelle (Lasionycterus noctivagans/ Pipisstrellus subflavus)= 17 Ln/PPipisstrellus subflavus)= 17 Ln/P
» Mexican Freetail (Tadarida brasiliensis) = 5 T.b.Mexican Freetail (Tadarida brasiliensis) = 5 T.b.» Big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus)= 1 E.f.Big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus)= 1 E.f.» Western Myotis (Myotis ciliolabrum)= 1 M.b.Western Myotis (Myotis ciliolabrum)= 1 M.b.
Data Complied by NYSDOH, Wadsworth Center, Data Complied by NYSDOH, Wadsworth Center, Rabies Laboratory (12/4/00)Rabies Laboratory (12/4/00)
1990-Present1990-PresentHuman Rabies CasesHuman Rabies Cases
Following the pattern of human rabies cases Following the pattern of human rabies cases has led to a revised bat encounter guidelines has led to a revised bat encounter guidelines and practices issued by the Advisory and practices issued by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Committee on Immunization Practices. Please refer to the Please refer to the Morbidity Mortality Morbidity Mortality Weekly Report, Vol. 48, No RR-1, January Weekly Report, Vol. 48, No RR-1, January 8, 19998, 1999 for the most recent national for the most recent national recommendations.recommendations.
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