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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Graig Graziosi

Boy, 11, had no visible wounds but died from rabies transmitted by bat

An 11-year-old boy died of rabies after coming into contact with a bat, even though there were no visible bite marks on his body.

The child was staying with his family in northern Ontario, Canada, in the summer of 2024 when he woke up to find that a bat had come to rest on his nose and mouth, according to a new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

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