Australian bat lyssavirus infection: a second human case, with a long incubation period

作者：Hanna JN^*; Carney IK; Smith GA; Tannenberg AEG; Deverill JE; Botha JA; Serafin IL; Harrower BJ; Fitzpatrick PF; Searle JW

来源：Medical Journal of Australia, 2000, 172(12): 597-599.

DOI：10.5694/j.1326-5377.2000.tb124126.x

In December 1998, a 37-year-old Queensland woman died from a rabies-like illness, 27 months after being bitten by a flying fox (fruit bat). Molecular techniques enabled diagnosis of infection with Australian bat lyssavirus (ABL), the second human case to be recognised and the first to be acquired from a flying fox. If must be assumed that any bat in Australia could transmit ABL; anyone bitten or scratched by a bat should immediately wash the wounds thoroughly with soap and wafer and promptly seek medical advice.

• 出版日期2000-6-19