PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies, human – Taiwan: (ex Philippines), human

Rabies — Worldwide/Unknown
A Filipino migrant worker is the 1st case of human rabies to be reported in 2013, according to an alert from the Taiwnese Centers for Disease Contol(CDC) on Sunday [12 May 2013]. A 31-year-old Filipino man apparently received a dog bite on [10 Mar 2013] and never sought out rabies prophylaxis. He arrived in Taiwan in early April [2013] and starting experiencing early symptoms of rabies last week [week of 6 May 2013].
The physician at the hospital noticed the healing dog bite on the patients