The first confirmed case of Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV) has been reported in the state of New South Wales, involving a ...

Bats are surprisingly good swimmers, but this little guy needed a hand to make it out of this Queensland pool.

The New South Wales resident was bitten by a fruit bat many months ago and it is only recently that he developed symptoms of the deadly viral disease ...

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

A NSW man is fighting for life months after being bitten by a bat, sparking a warning from authorities. A ​NSW Health official today said the man in his 50s from the state's north was in a critical ...

A man is fighting for his life in hospital after he was bitten by a bat in northern NSW and contracted a life-threatening ...

Health authorities have urged people to stay away from bats, warning that there is “no effective treatment” for the rare virus – a close relative to the rabies virus. The virus is transmitted from ...

Authorities have issued an urgent health warning as a northern NSW man fights for life in hospital after contracting the state's first confirmed case of Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV).

The study, published in the PLOS Pathogens journal, revealed 20 previously unknown viruses, including two henipaviruses ...

NSW Health is reminding the community to avoid touching or handling bats, following the first confirmed case of Australian bat lyssavirus in NSW.The ...

Humans lost their ability to synthesize their own vitamin C because our ancestors had access to plenty of fruit.