The fourth case of the rabies-like lyssavirus has led to a man's death in hospital, several months after he was bitten by a bat.

An Australian man has died from an "extremely rare" rabies-like infection transmitted by a bat bite, health officials said Thursday. The man in his...

An Australian man has died from an "extremely rare" rabies-like infection transmitted by a bat bite, health officials said Thursday. The man in his...

A man is critically ill after becoming only the fourth known person in Australia to be diagnosed with a rabies-like bat virus.

A man is critically ill after becoming only the fourth known person in Australia to be diagnosed with a rabies-like bat virus.

Every confirmed case in Australia has been fatal. There’s no effective treatment once symptoms present, authorities say, but this deadly rabies-like...

A man from northern NSW has died in what is the state’s first case of Australia bat lyssavirus, a disease closely related to rabies. A spokesperson...

A man from northern NSW has died in what is the state’s first case of Australia bat lyssavirus, a disease closely related to rabies. A spokesperson...

Lyssavirus is transmitted from infected bats to humans when bat saliva containing the virus enters the body through a bite or scratch.

Lyssavirus is transmitted from infected bats to humans when bat saliva containing the virus enters the body through a bite or scratch.