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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.

Hanna JN, Carney IK, Smith GA, Tannenberg AE, Deverill JE, Botha JA, Serafin IL, Harrower BJ, Fitzpatrick PF, Searle JW.

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]