Unlike rabies, which causes roughly 59,000 human deaths annually, predominantly in Africa and Asia, human infection with bat ...

Every confirmed case in Australia has been fatal. There’s no effective treatment once symptoms present, authorities say, but this deadly rabies-like disease is also rare.

A northern NSW man has become the fourth person to die of lyssavirus in Australia. The disease is incredibly rare but extremely dangerous. So what are the symptoms, how is it treated and how can you ...

Craig Nolte died on July 3 after falling critically ill from a bat bite the he sustained eight months prior, his wife Robyn ...

A man in his 50s from northern New South Wales has died after contracting Australian bat lyssavirus, marking the first known human fatality from the virus in the Australian state. According to reports ...

A man in his 50s has been hospitalized in critical condition after contracting the Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV) in New ...

Australian Bat Lyssavirus Diagnosis. NSW Healthstates, "Diagnosis of rabies and ABLV can be difficult. Confirmation requires laboratory tests for the presence of the virus in skin, ...

An Australian man has died from an "extremely rare" rabies-like infection transmitted by a bat bite, health officials said Thursday.

A family was left devastated after a dad-of-two contracted a deadly disease similar to rabies when he was bitten by a rabid ...

The man, aged in his 50s and from northern NSW, is his state’s first confirmed case of Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV).

Last week, Queensland Health alerted the public about the risk of Australian bat lyssavirus, after a bat found near a school just north of Brisbane w. Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT.

Australian bat lyssavirus, closely related to rabies, is rare but invariably fatal once symptoms appear. Human infection occurs through direct contact with bat saliva via bites or scratches.