A healthy, immunocompetent 11-year-old Canadian boy passed away in 2024 due to a rare condition that takes fewer than 10 lives in the USA each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The tragedy occurred a little over a month after a bat seemingly bit the child during a vacation.
His passing was recently discussed in a Canadian Medical Association Journal case study by doctors from the Department of Pediatrics and Child Health at the University of Manitoba, Canada, published on June 29, 2026.
