Rabies, Animal
1997 Case Definition
The 1997 case definition appearing on this page was previously published in the 1990 MMWR Recommendations
and Reports titled Case Definitions for Public Health Surveillance [MMWR 1990;39(RR13)]
(available at http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00025629.htm).
Thus, the 1990 and 1997 versions of the case definition are identical.
Laboratory criteria for diagnosis
- A positive direct fluorescent antibody test
(preferably performed on central nervous system tissue)
- Isolation of rabies virus (in cell culture
or in a laboratory animal)
Case classification
Confirmed: a case
that is laboratory confirmed
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