AU: Child in Brisbane hospital critically ill with Australian bat lyssavirus- Died

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Source: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/na...n-bat-lyssavirus/story-fndo45r1-1226578604971


Child in Brisbane hospital critically ill with Australian bat lyssavirus

Rob Kidd
The Courier-Mail
February 15, 2013 12:49PM

A CHILD is critically ill in a Brisbane hospital after being diagnosed with Australian bat lyssavirus

Queensland Health Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young confirmed the 8-year-old boy, from an undisclosed location in North Queensland, was in a coma but stable in a Brisbane hospital.

It is only the third confirmed case of ABLV in Australian history...

 

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Re: AU: Child in Brisbane hospital critically ill with Australian bat lyssavirus

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[Source: The Australian, full text: (LINK).]

Boy contracts deadly bat-borne virus

‎15 February ‎2013


AN eight-year-old Queensland boy is critically ill with a bat-borne virus that causes fits, paralysis and death.
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Re: AU: Child in Brisbane hospital critically ill with Australian bat lyssavirus- Died

Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-02-22/queensland-boy-dies-of-lyssavirus/4535496

Queensland boy dies after contracting bat virus
By Francis Tapim
Updated 30 minutes ago

An eight-year-old boy has died in a Brisbane hospital after contracting the Australian bat lyssavirus.

The boy fell ill about three weeks ago after being bitten or scratched by a bat in north Queensland in December.

Queensland Health says he died late on Friday afternoon in Brisbane's Mater Hospital...