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Lyssavirus is rare, but deadly. What should you do if a bat bites you?

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par Vinod Balasubramaniam, Associate Professor (Molecular Virology), Monash University

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.

So what is lyssavirus? And how can you protect yourself if you come into contact with a bat?

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