Table 2. Cases of rabies in humans, France, 1970–2010*.
| Year of death | Patient age, y/sex | Country of exposure | Animal species | Incubation time | Time between illness onset and death | No. contacts who received rabies PEP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3/M | Niger | Cat | 10 d | 9 d | Unknown |
| 1973 | 10/M | Gabon | Dog | 11 mo or 15 d | 20 d | Unknown |
| 1976 | 5/M | Gabon | Dog | 45 d | 1 mo | Unknown |
| 1976 | 18/M | Algeria | Dog | Unknown | 23 d | 1 |
| 1976 | 28/M | Morocco | Unknown | Unknown | 1 mo | Unknown |
| 1976 | 10/M | Algeria | Dog | 1 mo | 18 d | Unknown |
| 1977 | 2/M | Gabon | Dog | 18 d | 1 d | 5 |
| 1977 | 4/M | Morocco | Dog | 1 mo | 2 d | 25 |
| 1979 | 57/F | Egypt | Dog | 2 mo | 10 d | 12 |
| 1979 | 36/M | Egypt | Human (cornea transplant) | 1 mo | 15 d | 128 |
| 1980 | 4/M | Tunisia | Dog | 2.5 mo | 3 d | 66 |
| 1982 | 40/M | Senegal | Dog | 122 d | 30 d | Unknown |
| 1990 | 28/M | Mexico | Dog | 47 d | 10 d | 1 |
| 1992 | 3/M | Algeria | Dog | 1 mo | 3 wk | 143 |
| 1994 | 46/M | Mali | Dog | 3 mo | 11 d | 36 |
| 1996 | 3/M | Madagascar | Dog | 2 mo | 6 d | 290 |
| 1996 | 60/M | Algeria | Dog | 2 mo | 5 d | 45 |
| 1996 | 71/M | Algeria | Dog | 40 d | 3 d | 35 |
| 1997 | 50/F | India | Dog | 12 d | 56 d | 36 |
| 2003 | 3/M | Gabon | Dog | >2 mo | 10 d | 142 |
| 2008 | 42/M | France (French Guiana) | Bat | Unknown | 16 d | 90 |
*Adapted from Peigue-Lafeville et al. (25). PEP, postexposure prophylaxis.