Furious rabies in the child transmitted by a stray cat : about one case and literature review

Abstract

Rabies is a serious zoonosis in most developing countries. It is transmitted mainly by the dog but exceptionally the cat can be a source of contamination of the disease. We report a case of furious rabies transmitted by a stray cat, which occurred in a child. The clinical picture occurred 45 days after being bitten and scratched by a stray cat while the child had left early in the morning to relieve himself behind an abandoned concession. At his admission, the child presented clinically speaking, psychomotor agitation, hallucinations, delirium, photophobia, hydrophobia, cutaneous hyperaesthesia, respiratory distress and moderate dehydration, all evolving in a febrile context. Under symptomatic treatment, he died 48 hours after admission into the department.Hence the need to sensitize people and health workers on rabies risk after exposure to a bite or scratches by a cat.