The first confirmed human case of rabies, Timor-Leste, 2024

Euro Surveill. 2024 May;29(18). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.18.2400241.ABSTRACTIn March 2024, the first ever human case of rabies, following a dog bite, was detected in Timor-Leste. This paper briefly discusses the circumstances of transmission, clinical presentation, palliative care of the case and public health measures taken. Timor-Leste was previously considered rabies-free. Any person who is bitten or scratched by an animal that could potentially transmit rabies virus (especially dogs, bats, monkeys or cats) in Timor-Leste should be assessed for consideration of provision of rabies post-exposure prophylaxis.PMID:38699901 | DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.18.2400241

Source: Euro Surveill - May 3, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Marcelo Amaral Mali Filipe de Neri Machado Filomeno Pinto Moniz Frederico Bosco Alves Dos Santos Perpetua Ana Mery Estela Laot Ari Jayanti Pereira Tilman Tanizio Ebryes Florindo Cristovao de Alexandria Barros Adriano Barbosa Jose A Oliveira Lima Joao Paul Source Type: research