RESUMO
A young male Austrian tourist, aged 23 years and unvaccinated against rabies, was bitten by a dog in Morocco in July 2004. One month later he was hospitalised in Ceuta with symptoms compatible with rabies. He died on 23 September in an Austrian hospital after a diagnosis of rabies was confirmed by FAT, IHC and RT-PCR (including sequencing) of the neck skin and the RT-PCR (including sequencing) of the pharyngeal swab. This Austrian case of laboratory confirmed rabies highlights the urgent need for reinforcement of the international recommendations for travel vaccinations.
Assuntos
Raiva/etiologia , Viagem , Adulto , Animais , Áustria , Mordeduras e Picadas/complicações , Cães , Evolução Fatal , Feminino , Humanos , Imunoterapia , Masculino , Marrocos , Raiva/tratamento farmacológico , Raiva/transmissão , Vacina Antirrábica/uso terapêutico , gama-Globulinas/uso terapêuticoRESUMO
A young male Austrian tourist, aged 23 years and unvaccinated against rabies, was bitten by a dog in Morocco in July 2004. One month later he was hospitalised in Ceuta with symptoms compatible with rabies. He died on 23 September in an Austrian hospital after a diagnosis of rabies was confirmed by FAT, IHC and RT-PCR (including sequencing) of the neck skin and the RT-PCR (including sequencing) of the pharyngeal swab. This Austrian case of laboratory confirmed rabies highlights the urgent need for reinforcement of the international recommendations for travel vaccinations.
RESUMO
In a health-related evaluation of the environment, timely recognition of possible health hazards is of much greater significance than describing health injuries that have already occurred. The following model has been found to be workable: The entire study consists of 4 parts which are quite significant when compared with each other and analyzed statistically. (1) Detailed interviews with physicians in practice in the area examined (2) Spirometric tests among school children in third and fourth grades (elementary school) (3) Questionnaires to be completed by the parents of the school children examined, in which the questions implied in (1) are also included. (4) The results obtained are compared to the available data pertaining to the air quality in the region. Possible exposure to adverse indoor conditions in schools and homes are also taken into consideration.