%0 Case Reports
%T Post-mortem diagnosis of human rabies in SARS-CoV-2 coinfected patient with minimally invasive autopsy in northeastern Brazil.
%A Farias LAB
%A Sousa MM
%A De Araujo RMO
%A Maia KM
%A De Azevedo MQ
%A De Oliveira Caetano NC
%A Cavalcante KF
%A Mello LP
%A De Sousa LLF
%A Gadelha SAC
%A De Melo DN
%A Carneiro AKB
%A Coelho TMS
%A Neto ASL
%A Abreu FEB
%A Cavalcante KKS
%A Costa SF
%A De Goes Cavalcanti LP
%A Perdigão Neto LV
%J J Infect Dev Ctries
%V 18
%N 7
%D 2024 Jul 29
%M 39078775
%F 2.552
%R 10.3855/jidc.19427
%X <B>BACKGROUND: </B>Human rabies (HR) is a lethal zoonotic disease caused by lyssaviruses with increase in the number of cases post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>We report a case of human rabies in a patient from a rural area of Ceará, northeastern Brazil in 2023, who was bitten by a white-tufted-ear marmoset (Callithrix jacchus jacchus). The patient was co-infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and was diagnosed by minimally invasive autopsy (MIA).<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>MIA offers many advantages related to biosafety, and speed of sample acquisition; and markedly reduces disfigurement of the body compared with complete autopsy. It is a great alternative in COVID-19 patients.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>New methods such as MIA are a promising tool for diagnosis, and have the potential to improve family cooperation and support rabies surveillance.