South Australians are being warned about the risks of the transmittable Australian Bat Lyssavirus after two "concerning" exposure incidents. Both incidents occurred in Adelaide during rescues by trained fauna carers who were vaccinated. READ MORE: Two recent Lyssavirus exposure incidents have prompted the Department for Health and Wellbeing's Communicable Disease Control to issue a warning to communities.(Getty) "ABL is a rabies-like disease that can be transmitted to humans if they are bitten or scratched by an infected bat and if treatment is delayed until after the onset of symptoms, the condition is invariably fatal," Communicable Disease Control Branch Director Dr Louise Flood said.