Tag Archive for PRO/AH/EDR> Australian bat lyssavirus – Australia (02): (SA) microbat, human exp
PRO/AH/EDR> Australian bat lyssavirus – Australia (02): (SA) microbat, human exp
Other Animal Disease -- AustraliaWhen 7 year old Port Lincoln schoolgirl JF was bitten by a microbat, her mum KF's gut feeling was to go to the hospital. She was right to be concerned; bats can carry the deadly Australian bat lyssavirus (ABL), and the consequences could have been dire. JF had been bitten while collecting her bag at the end of the school day after the bat flew into a window and fell onto her hand. "There were 4 tiny little pinpricks on her hand," KF said. "You could barely even see Read more [...]
