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

NSW Health recommends washing the area thoroughly with soap and water for 15 minutes, then applying an antiseptic with ...

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

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.

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

Australian man dies from rare infection caused by ‘rabies-like’ bat virus - Fatality is only the fourth case ever recorded in ...

Health authorities have urged people to stay away from bats, warning that there is “no effective treatment” for the rare ...

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

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

Five years removed from the onset of Covid-19's global sweep, research into another subset of the coronavirus has scientists ...

Summer is a time to be vigilant of the rabies virus present in bats.  Bats can spread rabies to other wildlife, unvaccinated ...