Australian bat lyssavirus belongs to the Rhabdoviridae family, the same group of viruses that causes rabies. It primarily ...

Bats are everywhere! Summer is when some species of bats gather in colonies to raise their young in human-made structures such as houses, barns, office buildings, and bat houses.

Unlike rabies, which causes roughly 59,000 human deaths annually, predominantly in Africa and Asia, human infection with bat ...

In the shadows of Python Cave, Uganda, a leopard leaps from a guano mound—formed by bat excrement—and sinks its teeth into a ...

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

A man has died from an "extremely rare" rabies-like infection transmitted by a bat bite, Australian health officials said.

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

Wondering why there are bats in your backyard? Discover what attracts them and how to stay safe around these flying mammals.

Concern around declining bat population exists because bats are beneficial to our ecosystem. Bats benefit the agriculture ...

One of the UK's rarest mammals - a grey long-eared bat - has been discovered at a nature reserve in Devon. The species, which ...