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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Daisy Dumas

A man has died after contracting the first NSW case of Australian bat lyssavirus. Here’s everything you need to know about the deadly infection

Flying fox hanging in a gum tree
Health authorities are warning the public to avoid contact with bats after a NSW man died after contracting Australian bat lyssavirus. Photograph: Auscape/Universal Images Group/Getty Images

A man from northern New South Wales has died after contracting the state’s first recorded case of Australian bat lyssavirus, a close relative of the rabies virus.

The man, in his 50s, was bitten by a bat “several” months ago and received treatment at the time, NSW Health said.

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