I read a local news story that yesterday a 56-year-old woman died 1 month after being bitten by a marmoset and the doctors said it was her fault for not continuing treatment and getting vaccinated.
If it is not a virus, what causes the neurological symptoms days or weeks (the supposed incubation time) after a bite?
This doesn’t mean that rabies is a “virus”. As you mentioned, bacteria and parasites have an incubation period before symptoms become evident. Check out “Goodbye, Germ Theory” by Dr. Trebing if you haven’t already.
It could be bacteria, but wouldn't it be easy to identify in this case? I didn't find anything about anyone stating that they found a cause of the disease other than a virus.
Yes, since it’s a saliva-based disease then I would lean towards a bacteria or parasite. People lump all sorts of things into the “virus” bucket, like they did with covid, when they are not. No one has found proof of a naturally-occurring “virus” out in nature, so take that for what it’s worth. Scientists observe “viruses” in animals and people but never out in the open, alone.