Australian national notifiable diseases case definitions
Rabies case definition
This document contains the case definitions for rabies which is nationally notifiable within Australia. This definition should be used to determine whether a case should be notified.
Communicable Diseases Surveillance
Australian national notifiable diseases case definitions - Rabies
Reporting
Only confirmed cases should be notified.Confirmed case
A confirmed case requires Laboratory definitive evidence only.Laboratory definitive evidence
1. Isolation of rabies virus confirmed by sequence analysisOR
2. Detection of rabies virus by nucleic acid testing.
