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Australian citizen dies of bat associated rabies

Monday, July 14, 2025

A few days ago a man in New South Wales died of bat-associated rabies after having been exposed presumably to a bat. It is the fourth case of Australian bat lyssavirus infection in a human ever documented.

Read more here:

https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/man-in-australia-dies-of-rare-rabies-like-disease

 

a bat hanging upside down from a branch
An Australian flying fox. These bats are known to be carriers of Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV). (Image credit: 11Audrey11 via Getty Images)

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