‘Rabies-Like’ ABLV Virus Found in Bat in South Australia

Published on December 12, 2023

South Australians are being warned to be careful around bats after the Australian Bat Lyssavirus (ABLV) was discovered in the state. The state’s health department warned residents not to handle bats after the “rabies-like disease” was detected in a bat. The virus has been discovered five times this year and nine times since 2012 in South Australia. However, only one percent of bats carry the virus. “South Australians are being reminded not to handle bats to avoid contracting potentially fatal diseases, after Australian Bat Lyssavirus (ABLV) was recently detected in a bat in South Australia,” SA Health said in a release....

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