Australian bat lyssavirus in a child: The first reported case

Joshua Francis; Clare Nourse; Vikram Vaska; Sophie Calvert; Judith Northill; Bradley McCall; Adrian Mattke

doi:10.1542/peds.2013-1782

Australian bat lyssavirus in a child: The first reported case

Joshua Francis, Clare Nourse, Vikram Vaska, Sophie Calvert, Judith Northill, Bradley McCall, Adrian Mattke

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Abstract

Human infection with Australian Bat Lyssavirus is extremely rare and has not previously been reported in a child. We describe a fatal case of Australian Bat Lyssavirus in an 8-year-old child, and review the literature pertaining to the diagnosis and management of lyssavirus infection with consideration of its applicability to this emerging strain.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e1083-e1067
Number of pages	5
Journal	Pediatrics
Volume	133
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2013-1782
Publication status	Published - Apr 2014

Keywords

Australia
Bat
Child
Lyssavirus
Rabies

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