Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lyssavirus is rare, but deadly. What you need to know (Getty/iStock) A man in his 50s has died from lyssavirus in New South Wales ...

A man in his 50s has reportedly contracted the first confirmed case of Australian bat lyssavirus Getty A man in his 50s has been hospitalized in critical condition after contracting the Australian bat ...

An Australian man has died from an "extremely rare" rabies-like infection transmitted by a bat bite, health officials said Thursday. The man in his 50s was bitten by a bat carrying Australian bat ...

(WJW) — Australian health officials are urging residents to avoid handling wild bats after a man who was bit months ago reportedly died from an “incredibly rare” virus. New South Wales Health ...

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A man in his 50s from northern New South Wales died after contracting Australian bat lyssavirus, marking the state’s first recorded human fatality from the disease. NSW Health confirmed that the man ...

Hundreds of deadly virus samples are missing from a laboratory in Australia, the Queensland government announced on Monday. The government has instructed Queensland Health — Australia’s public health ...

An Australian man aged in his 50s has died from a rare virus several months after he was bitten by a bat. The northern NSW ...

A man in his 50s has died from lyssavirus in New South Wales after being bitten by a bat several months ago. This is Australia’s fourth human case of bat lyssavirus and the first confirmed case in NSW ...