Australian bat lyssavirus belongs to the Rhabdoviridae family, the same group of viruses that causes rabies. It primarily infects bats. Active monitoring suggests fewer than 1 per cent of healthy bats ...

A family was left devastated after a dad-of-two contracted a deadly disease similar to rabies when he was bitten by a rabid ...

One of the UK's rarest mammals - a grey long-eared bat - has been discovered at a nature reserve in Devon. The species, which had not been seen at Seaton Wetlands since 2013, was spotted at a guided ...

There are two types of viruses that cause rabies carried in bats in the UK - EBLV-1 and EBLV-2. Both are extremely rare in the UK and their presence does not change the UK's status as a rabies-free ...

Two decades ago squeaks at Hanningfield alerted conservationists to the presence of soprano pipistrelles, which are among the ...

THE virus that causes rabies has been found in a bat in a back garden in Britain. The rodent was found in Shorwell on the Isle of Wight and tested tested positive for European Bat Lyssavirus-1 (EBL… ...

BAM has terminated its labour supply agreement with Danny Sullivan Group on the infamous HS2 “bat tunnel”. The Sheephouse ...

The man dies several months after contracting Australian bat lyssavirus – a pathogen closely related to rabies ...

The UK's largest letting agency has been cited in a battle between a landlord who kept two prospective tenants' £300 holding ...

An injured bat that was rescued from a back garden tested positive for an extremely rare rabies -like virus. Using gloves, the resident of the house in Shorwell, on the Isle of Wight, picked up the ...

SOME of the world's top cricketers will soon be playing with Gray-Nicolls bats made from Newburgh Priory willow.

If someone is potentially exposed to bat lyssavirus and seeks medical attention, they can be treated with post-exposure prophylaxis, consisting of rabies antibodies and the rabies vaccine.