Mass treatment of humans exposed to rabies - New Hampshire, 1994

Article Abstract:

The New Hampshire Division of Public Health Services (NHDPHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) screened more than 1,000 residents for exposure to rabies in Oct 1994. The incident of rabies was associated with kittens bought at a local pet store in Concord, New Hampshire. One kitten was diagnosed with a rabies virus often associated with raccoons and two others died of unknown causes. A racoon captured in the area where the kittens were born and that may have had direct contact with three feral kittens at the pet store later tested positive for rabies. With the help of the local news, the NHDPHS and CDC were able to warn local residents about possible exposure to the rabid kittens, who were allowed to roam the pet store freely. More than 1,000 people responded and approximately 665 were treated with a postexposure preventative vaccine for the rabies virus.

Health aspects, Usage, Case studies, Prevention, New Hampshire, Epidemics, Animal diseases, Rabies in animals

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Human rabies - Washington, 1995

Article Abstract:

Limited contact with a bat may be associated with rabies transmission. The case of a 4-year-old Washington girl who died from rabies is described. A bat had been found in the girl's bedroom, but no bite marks were seen on her body. Family members killed and buried the bat. About three weeks after the incident, the child was brought to a hospital with symptoms of a sore throat, pain in the neck, abdominal pain, listlessness, nasal congestion, and drooling. During her hospitalization, she had hallucinations, tremors, and seizures. Viral encephalitis, sepsis, or drug toxicity was suspected, and drug treatment was administered. She became comatose and died within seven days of seeking medical help. Brain samples taken at autopsy tested positive for rabies. The bat was exhumed and was found to carry the same rabies virus as the girl.

Reports, Disease transmission, Bats (Animals), Animal carriers of disease, Bats as carriers of disease

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Manufracturer's recall of human rabies vaccine- april 2, 2004

Article Abstract:

CDC and the food and drug administration (FDA) have been notified that a recent quality assurance test of IMOVAX Rabies vaccine identified the presence of non-inactivated Pitman-Moore virus in a single product lot. The manufactures have recalled this lot and recommendations for the persons who received recalled rabies vaccine is reported.

United States, Product standards, safety, & recalls, Pharmaceutical preparations, Product defects and recalls, Pharmaceutical industry, Contamination

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