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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.
Rabies is an acute encephalomyelitis that almost always progresses to coma or death within 10 days after the first symptom.
Confirmed: a clinically compatible case that is laboratory confirmed
Laboratory confirmation by all of the above methods is strongly recommended.
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