Bat warnings
March 21, 2013
EXPERTS at the Australasian
Society for Infectious Diseases
conference have issued a warning
for people to stay away from bats,
after releasing details of the
treatment of an 8-year-old boy in
Queensland, who died from
Australian Bat Lyssavirus this year.
The boy is just the third reported
case of ABLV and the first in a child,
having contracted the condition
after having been bitten by a bat
whilst on holidays.
“ABLV has proved fatal in all cases
reported to date,” said Dr Joshua
Francis, Paediatric Infection
Management Service, Mater
Children’s Hospital.
“There is a need for increased
public awareness of the risk
associated with bat contact.
“In short, people should stay
away from bats,” Francis added.
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