Lyssavirus scare ends well for 7yo bitten by bat as authorities urge caution at Fringe, WOMAD
Lyssavirus scare ends well for 7yo bitten by bat as authorities urge caution at Fringe, WOMAD ThuThursday 11 Jemma and her mum, Kylie Fiegert, after finishing her two weeks of vaccinations for lyssavirus. ( Share Print text only Cancel When seven-year-old Port Lincoln schoolgirl Jemma Fiegert was bitten by a microbat her mum Kylie's gut feeling was to go to the hospital. Key points: Australia has many species of flying foxes and microbats that can carry the Australian bat lyssavirus Three people have died of the virus in Australia, all in Queensland, and anyone who is bitten or scratched sho...
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