1. Australian bat lyssavirus infection: a second human case, with a long incubation period.
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Hanna JN, Carney IK, Smith GA, Tannenberg AE, Deverill JE, Botha JA, Serafin IL, Harrower BJ, Fitzpatrick PF, and Searle JW
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- Adult, Animals, Australia epidemiology, Female, Humans, Rhabdoviridae Infections diagnosis, Rhabdoviridae Infections transmission, Bites and Stings virology, Chiroptera virology, Lyssavirus, Rhabdoviridae Infections epidemiology
- Abstract
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.
- Published
- 2000
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