Every confirmed case in Australia has been fatal. There’s no effective treatment once symptoms present, authorities say, but this deadly rabies-like disease is also rare.

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

Australian bat lyssavirus belongs to the Rhabdoviridae family, the same group of viruses that causes rabies. It primarily ...

A northern NSW man has become the fourth person to die of lyssavirus in Australia. The disease is incredibly rare but ...

An NSW man has died after being bitten by a bat Health authorities have confirmed that it is a rare case of Australian bat ...

An Australian man has died from an "extremely rare" rabies-like infection after being bitten by a bat, health officials said ...

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

A man in his 50s has been hospitalized in critical condition after contracting the Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV) in New ...

An Australian man has died from an "extremely rare" rabies-like infection transmitted by a bat bite, health officials said ...

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

A man has died from an "extremely rare" rabies-like infection transmitted by a bat bite, Australian health officials said.