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 ...

The results are expected to come back within the week. Australian bat lyssavirus can be transmitted from bats to humans, causing serious illness. It has been prevalent in Australia since 1996 ...

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 ...

Three bats have tested positive to Australian lyssavirus in Queensland in recent weeks, prompting health officials to renew their warnings not to handle injured animals. Three bats were found to ...

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 ...

"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 ...