A man from far north NSW has died from contracting the Australian bat lyssavirus. Wildlife disease ecologist Doctor Alison Peel explains how Australian bat lyssavirus is transmitted. She says it is closely related to rabies and it is extremely rare in bats, and can only be transmitted through the infected animal’s saliva.
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