Rabies

Generalities
Agent	Rabies virus, genus Lyssavirus, family Rhabdoviridae
Incubation period	3-8 weeks (few days to several years)
Period of transmissibility	- Rabid dogs/cats are infectious 3-7 days before onset and up to death. - Rabid bats are infectious 12 days before onset and up to death. - Person-to-person transmission is possible but have never been confirmed.
Reservoir	- Wild and domestic cannidae (dogs, foxes, wolves) and other carnivores (cats...) - In some countries: bats
Modes of transmission	- Usually: virus-laden saliva of rabid animal introduced through wound (scratch, bite, existing wound) - Possible: mucous membranes (eyes, nose, mouth) contaminated with saliva - Airborne in cave with rabid bats
Clinical presentation	Encephalomyelitis, with hydrophobia, fatal within 1-2 weeks from onset
Resources
Case definitions	- MOPH circular no. 109 (2006): Human rabies - MOPH circular no. 50 (2005): Rabies exposure
Forms	- General reporting form - Rabies investigation form - Exposure investigation form
Data on Human rabies	Refer to "Surveillance Data"
Data on Rabies Exposure	The data reflects the exposed persons managed by anti-rabies centers: - Year 2016 - Year 2015 - Year 2014 - Year 2013 - Year 2012 - Year 2011 - Year 2010