Less than 1% of bats in Australia carry a disease known as lyssavirus and anyone bitten is urged to seek medical attention immediately. Once symptoms develop, it's too late. There is no available ...

The skies above Lake Burley Griffin are pretty vast. But potentially not vast enough to leave enough space for flying foxes and drones to travel across it at the same time.

Health concerns are at the forefront of community complaints, with flying-foxes known to carry Australian bat lyssavirus ...

Health concerns are at the forefront of community complaints, with flying-foxes known to carry Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV) and Hendra virus. While transmission to humans is rare, the presence ...

Members of the public who find a sick flying fox should not touch it due to the risk of exposure to diseases such as Australian bat lyssavirus. Instead you are urged to contact a licensed wildlife ...