Australian bat lyssavirus belongs to the same group of viruses that includes rabies – one of the most notorious diseases humans can catch from animals. Rabies causes about 59,000 deaths ...

Also incurable, both rabies and Australian bat lyssavirus belong to a group of viruses called lyssaviruses. Both are spread by bites and scratches and can be prevented by vaccination and by rapid ...

These include Hendra virus and Australian bat lyssavirus in Australia and Nipah virus in Malaysia and Bangladesh, where regular outbreaks reach mortality levels of 100%. Haemorrhagic fever viruses ...

Sydney: Australia reported its first ever case of the deadly bat-borne lyssavirus in a horse Friday, warning that transmission to humans was possible as it quarantined a property. Biosecurity ...

The detection of Australian bat lyssavirus in a dead bat found in Bairnsdale in East Gippsland earlier this month has prompted the state's chief health officer to issue a warning not to handle the ...

The Australian Bat Lyssavirus can be passed onto humans causing serious illness, including paralysis, delirium, convulsions and death. Victoria's acting Chief Health Officer Dr Rosemary Lester ...

"Information from this assessment combined with advice from Chief Veterinary Officers from around Australia has led to ... scratched or bitten by a micro-bat." He said infected bats were rare ...

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 was given to a wildlife carer group. The bat ...

Australia reported its first ever case of the deadly bat-borne lyssavirus in a horse Friday, warning that transmission to humans was possible as it quarantined a property. Biosecurity Queensland said ...