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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Vinod Balasubramaniam

What is lyssavirus? The deadly ‘bat rabies’ that’s been found in the UK

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 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 since the virus was first identified in 1996 in a black flying fox in Queensland.

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