Australian Bat Lyssavirus in a Child: The First Reported Case

作者：Francis Joshua R^*; Nourse Clare; Vaska Vikram L; Calvert Sophie; Northill Judith A; McCall Brad; Mattke Adrian C

来源：Pediatrics, 2014, 133(4): E1063-E1067.

DOI：10.1542/peds.2013-1782

• lyssavirus
• rabies
• child
• Australia
• bat

Human infection with Australian Bat Lyssavirus is extremely rare and has not previously been reported in a child. We describe a fatal case of Australian Bat Lyssavirus in an 8-year-old child, and review the literature pertaining to the diagnosis and management of lyssavirus infection with consideration of its applicability to this emerging strain.

• 出版日期2014-4