Australia has recorded its fourth death of the bat lyssavirus — a very rare and fatal virus that can lay dormant for years.

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

A man in his 50s from northern New South Wales died after contracting Australian bat lyssavirus, marking the state’s first ...

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

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

Australian health officials are urging residents to avoid handling bats after a man who was bit months ago reportedly died ...

The death of a horse from the Hendra virus in southeast Queensland, in what authorities say is the state’s first case of the disease since 2022, has raised alarm.

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The man dies several months after contracting Australian bat lyssavirus – a pathogen closely related to rabies ...

The virus -- a close relative to rabies, which does not exist in Australia -- is transmitted when bat saliva enters the human ...

There are warnings that Australians need to avoid touching bats they come across in the wild, after the death of a man in New ...