Update: investigation of rabies infections in organ donor and transplant recipients--Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, 2004.

TitleUpdate: investigation of rabies infections in organ donor and transplant recipients--Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, 2004.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2004
AuthorsCDC
Volume53
Issue27
Pagination5
Date PublishedJul 16
ISSN1545-861X
Accession Number15254455
KeywordsAlabama, Arkansas, Brain / vi [Virology], Fatal Outcome, Humans, Iliac Artery / tr [Transplantation], Iliac Artery / vi [Virology], IM, Liver Transplantation, Oklahoma, Organ Transplantation, Rabies / tm [Transmission], Rabies virus / ip [Isolation & Purification], Texas, Tissue Donors
Abstract

On July 1, 2004, CDC reported laboratory confirmation of rabies as the cause of encephalitis in an organ donor and three organ recipients at Baylor University Medical Center (BUMC) in Dallas, Texas. Hospital and public health officials in Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas initiated public health investigations to identify donor and recipient contacts, assess exposure risks, and provide rabies postexposure prophylaxis (PEP). As of July 9, PEP had been initiated in approximately 174 (19%) of 916 persons who had been assessed for exposures to the organ recipients or the donor. As a result of its public health investigation, the Arkansas Department of Health determined that the donor had reported being bitten by a bat (Frank Wilson, M.D., Arkansas Department of Health, personal communication, 2004).

URLhttp://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&CSC=Y&NEWS=N&PAGE=fulltext&D=med4&AN=15254455
Alternate JournalMMWR Morb.Mortal.Wkly.Rep.
Notify Library Reference ID1751

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