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More than 700 assessed for rabies exposure after Guatemalan national dies in Corpus Christi hospital last year
Posted: Sunday, June 8, 2014 8:38 pm
Rhiannon Meyers | Corpus Christi Caller-Times
CORPUS CHRISTI -- More than 700 people had to be assessed for rabies exposure after a Guatemalan national apprehended by the U.S. Border Patrol died at a Corpus Christi hospital last year in the first reported case of a federal detainee diagnosed with rabies.
"This is a very rare scenario," said Ryan Wallace, rabies expert for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The unusual case led to a multinational investigation spanning five countries to track down hundreds of people who may have been exposed to Federico Mendez-Hernandez, 28, as public health investigators worked to determine how many needed to be vaccinated...
More than 700 assessed for rabies exposure after Guatemalan national dies in Corpus Christi hospital last year
Posted: Sunday, June 8, 2014 8:38 pm
Rhiannon Meyers | Corpus Christi Caller-Times
CORPUS CHRISTI -- More than 700 people had to be assessed for rabies exposure after a Guatemalan national apprehended by the U.S. Border Patrol died at a Corpus Christi hospital last year in the first reported case of a federal detainee diagnosed with rabies.
"This is a very rare scenario," said Ryan Wallace, rabies expert for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The unusual case led to a multinational investigation spanning five countries to track down hundreds of people who may have been exposed to Federico Mendez-Hernandez, 28, as public health investigators worked to determine how many needed to be vaccinated...