Rabies, Human, Argentina ( Jujuy ) .... origin Bolivia

. July of 2008 saw a dog entering Argentina from Bolivia, where a case of Rabies in a human was reported for the first time in 20 years.

.. a bite from the dog to a young boy resulted in the death of the child on 16 November 2008, after neurological symptoms developed in the boy on 10 November 2008.

... this is the first case of reported Rabies in Buenos Aires, Argentina since 1981.

.... isolation of the rabies virus indicated it to be the classical street strain of the virus.

..... ring immunization of dogs along with continued survelliance is being carried out to prevent further cases of Rabies in both animals and people.

submitted by Dr Walter Woolf, the veterinarian founder of Air Animal Pet Movers, the relocating pets best friend since 1977.

Human survival, Bat Bite - Brazil - Milwaukee protocol

. what appears to be a survival from an aggressive bat bite, loaded with Rabies virus, has been reported in the municipality of Floresta, in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil.

.. a 15 year old boy bitten by a an aggresive bat, reported symptoms of Rabies on 06 October 2008, with transfer to a medical center on 10 October 2008.

... on 11 October 2008 the young lad was transferred to the intensive care unit, and was placed in a drug induced come, known as the Milwaukee protocol, where in 2004 the protocol was used on a patient (a 15 year old girl with neurogical symptoms) to become the first recorded case of recovering from Rabies where neurological symptoms had developed.

.... on 30 October 2008, the patient was brought out of the drug induced coma; now reported on 11 November 2008 to be unsedated and clinically stable.

..... reported by Dr Walter Woolf (V.M.D.).. the veterinarian owner and founder of Air Animal Pet Movers, of Tampa, Florida, the relocating pets best friend. The source of this information can be found on the following web site --- http://www.promedmail.org ----