Infection with Australian bat lyssavirus is serious but extraordinarily rare, and there are effective treatments. So there’s no need to panic.
- Sydney Horizon Fellow, veterinarian and wildlife disease ecologist, University of Sydney
Bats host many viruses dangerous to humans. But it’s only when their habitats are destroyed that we’re at risk.
The delay in finding definitive answers to how novel infectious diseases come about is not unusual. Look at what happened to our search for Ebola virus.
Australian bats are getting unfairly targeted. Here’s why we should be giving them a fair go instead.
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