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1: Med J Aust. 2000 Jun 19;172(12):597-9.Click here to read Links
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Med J Aust. 2000 Jun 19;172(12):573-4.

Australian bat lyssavirus infection: a second human case, with a long incubation period.

Tropical Public Health Unit, Queensland Health, Cairns. md1@health.qld.gov.au

In December 1998, a 37-year-old Queensland woman died from a rabies-like illness, 27 months after being bitten by a flying fox (fruit bat). Molecular techniques enabled diagnosis of infection with Australian bat lyssavirus (ABL), the second human case to be recognised and the first to be acquired from a flying fox. It must be assumed that any bat in Australia could transmit ABL; anyone bitten or scratched by a bat should immediately wash the wounds thoroughly with soap and water and promptly seek medical advice.

PMID: 10914106 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]