Biosecurity Queensland says a horse has tested positive to the bat-borne lyssavirus, in what is believed to be the first cross infection of its kind. Authorities have quarantined a property on the ...

A man in his 50s has died from lyssavirus in New South Wales after being bitten by a bat several months ago. This is Australia’s fourth human case of bat lyssavirus and the first confirmed case in NSW ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Australian man has died from an "extremely rare" rabies-like infection transmitted by a bat bite, health officials said ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) A man in his 50s has died from lyssavirus in New South Wales after being bitten by a bat several months ago. This is Australia's fourth human case of bat lyssavirus and the ...

A flying fox has tested positive to a rabies-like bat virus that can kill humans if they are bitten or scratched. The juvenile little red flying fox was found in suburban Cairns in north Queensland ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Mackay. Followed categories will be added to My News. Health Minister Lawrence Springborg said the department was told two weeks ago of two people who were ...

Health authorities are desperately trying to identify four children who played with a bat suspected of carrying a fatal rabies-like disease. The children, aged between 3 and 10, were playing with the ...

Aussies in one state have been issued a warning about a “highly fatal” disease with no known cure, with infection causing paralysis and even death. Queensland chief health officer Heidi Carroll said ...

Biosecurity Queensland says the rest of the country is likely to adopt whatever protocol Queensland devises to manage Australian bat lyssavirus outbreaks in horses. It's believed two horses on a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A man in his 50s has died from lyssavirus in New South Wales after being bitten by a bat several months ago. This is Australia’s ...