Abstract
We report on a case of imported human rabies in Portugal, in July 2011 in a woman who presented initially complaining of back pain, without relating exposure to animal bites. She had travelled from Portugal to Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, in April where she had been bitten by a dog on 1 May. She was diagnosed with rabies on 26 July and died two weeks later in spite of being treated following the Milwaukee protocol.
Santos A, Calé E, Dacheux L, Bourhy H, Gouveia J, Vasconcelos P. Fatal case of imported human rabies in Amadora, Portugal, August 2011. Euro Surveill. 2012;17(12):pii=20130.

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