THE mother of an eight-year-old boy who died from Australian Bat Lyssavirus will soon be able to speak freely about the disease. Michelle Flynn, who told her son Lincoln's story on Channel 9's 60 ...
A public health warning has been issued after a bat found at a Brisbane shopping centre tested positive for a disease that is ...
In northeastern Australia, not far from the coastal city of Cairns, is a place called Tolga Bat Hospital. It is, as its name ...
When an encounter with a bat leads a patient fearing rabies, Copperfield finds that AI is more UKHSA guideline-compliant than a GP ...
Key points Nipah virus is a bat-borne virus which was first identified in 1998. It is not present in Australia It can cause ...
Australia is famously a place with some of the world’s most dangerous and frightening animals.
An Australian man in his 50s has died after contracting Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV), a rare but deadly virus closely related to rabies. The man, who lived in northern New South Wales, was bitten ...
For any bite, Dr Chalmers advises to seek medical advice if you experience increasing pain, swelling or redness at a bite or ...
If you have been bitten or scratched by a bat, you should seek urgent medical assessment, as post-exposure treatment is available. Do not touch bats, even if they are injured. Instead, call a trained ...
Catching diseases directly from flying-foxes is extremely unlikely. However they are known to carry two life-threatening viruses—Hendra virus and Australian Bat Lyssavirus. Flying-foxes are hosts for ...