[Transplacental rabies in humans]

Abstract

A nine-month pregnant woman entered the Infectious Diseases Clinic of Numune Hospital-Ankara (10.5.1981). She was bitten 34 days ago by a baby dog. On the second day, the birth of a boy was realized by induction. The baby was taken to the Sami Ulus Children Hospital-Ankara, where he was normally fed. After 40 hours and 30 minutes, the baby died suddenly. The autopsy, macroscopic and microscopic examinations confirmed the diagnosis of rabies in both the mother and the baby. To our knowledge this is the first case reported of human Rabies acquired by placental transmission.