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lüll First human death associated with raccoon rabies--Virginia, 2003 äMMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2003[Nov]; 52 (45): 1102-3Rabies is an acute, progressive, incurable viral encephalitis, caused by the bite of an infected animal. In March 2003, a previously healthy man aged 25 years from northern Virginia died from a diagnosed illness of meningoencephalitis of unknown etiology after a 3-week illness. Histopathologic review of central nervous system tissues at CDC revealed viral inclusions suggestive of Negri bodies, and subsequent tests confirmed a diagnosis of rabies. Genetic sequencing identified a rabies virus variant associated with raccoons, but how the patient became infected remains unknown. This report summarizes the investigation of the first documented case of human rabies associated with a raccoon rabies virus variant in the United States and highlights the importance of continued education in the prevention and diagnosis of rabies.|*Rabies/diagnosis/epidemiology/transmission/veterinary[MESH]|Adult[MESH]|Animals[MESH]|Autopsy[MESH]|Fatal Outcome[MESH]|Humans[MESH]|Male[MESH]|Rabies virus/isolation & purification[MESH]|Raccoons/virology[MESH]|Virginia/epidemiology[MESH] |