2000/06/01 by Jeffrey N Hanna, Ian Carney, J. Deverill +7 · 2 citations
Immunology and Microbiology · Medicine · #Rabies epidemiology and control #Microbial infections and disease research #Poxvirus research and outbreaks #Lyssavirus #Rabies #Incubation period #Virology #Medicine #Biology #Incubation #Rabies virus #Rhabdoviridae
paper · doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2000.tb124126.x
openalex publication_date 2000/06/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
In December 1998, a 37-year-old Queensland woman died from a rabies-like illness, 27 months after being bitten by a flying fox (fruit bat). Molecular techniques enabled diagnosis of infection with Australian bat lyssavirus (ABL), the second human case to be recognised and the first to be acquired from a flying fox. It must be assumed that any bat in Australia could transmit ABL; anyone bitten or scratched by a bat should immediately wash the wounds thoroughly with soap and water and promptly seek medical advice.