An Australian man has died from an "extremely rare" rabies-like infection transmitted by a bat bite, health officials said ...

A man in his 50s has been hospitalized in critical condition after contracting the Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV) in New ...

Unlike rabies, which causes roughly 59,000 human deaths annually, predominantly in Africa and Asia, human infection with bat ...

Surveillance and medical protocols are in place, but environmental factors for the epidemic reappearing regularly cannot be ruled out.

Scientists in China have raised "urgent concerns" after discovering at least 20 never-before-seen viruses in bats that live in orchards near human ...

The virus -- a close relative to rabies, which does not exist in Australia -- is transmitted when bat saliva enters the human ...

Australian health officials are urging residents to avoid handling bats after a man who was bit months ago reportedly died ...

A man has died from an "extremely rare" rabies-like infection transmitted by a bat bite, Australian health officials said.

Australia has recorded its fourth death of the bat lyssavirus — a very rare and fatal virus that can lay dormant for years.

Health authorities have urged people to stay away from bats, warning that there is “no effective treatment” for the rare ...

An NSW man has died after being bitten by a bat Health authorities have confirmed that it is a rare case of Australian bat ...