There have been only three previous fatal cases of this virus since 1996.

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...

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.

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.

A 32-year-old man from eZimbokodweni in KwaZulu-Natal died after contracting rabies following a bite from his unvaccinated dog.

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

A northern NSW man has become the fourth person to die of lyssavirus in Australia. The disease is incredibly rare but extremely dangerous. So what are...