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Bats and Lyssavirus

Cute but not cuddly – Never handle bats In recent years, there has been a lot of negative media about flying-foxes, mainly stemming from the Australian Bat Lyssavirus (ABL), which was discovered in flying-foxes in 1996, as well as in one small bat – the yellow-bellied sheath-tail bat. The reality is you are far more […]

Are Flying Foxes Deadly?

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In recent years, flying-foxes have been associated with two potentially fatal viruses: Hendra, or Equine Morbillivirus (EMV) and Australian Bat Lissavirus (ABLV). Hendra virus is not contagious from bats to humans. It requires a mediator, such as horses, in the case of Australian incidents. More research needs to be done, as the suspected transmission mode […]