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Bat lyssavirus cases prompt new warnings in South Australia

South Australians are being warned about the risks of the transmittable Australian Bat Lyssavirus after two concerning exposure incidents. Both incidents occurred in Adelaide during rescues by trained fauna carers who were vaccinated. READ MORE: Two recent Lyssavirus exposure incidents have prompted the Department for Health and Wellbeing s Communicable Disease Control to issue a warning to communities.(Getty) ABL is a rabies-like disease that can be transmitted to humans if they are bitten or scratched by an infected bat and if treatment is delayed until after the onset of symptoms, the condition is invariably fatal, Communicable Disease Control Branch Director Dr Louise Flood said.

Cafe stung by record bat colony wants long-term solution

Cafe stung by record bat colony wants long-term solution
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Nature Centre to stay closed amid record-breaking infestation

Premium Content Subscriber only IPSWICH Nature Centre is set to remain closed to the public for the foreseeable future amid a record-breaking flying fox infestation. Councillor Russell Milligan on Tuesday revealed the latest figures showed about 22,500 of the animals were currently roosting at Queens Park. The largest number previously recorded was in 2014 at a total of about 15,000. The revelation comes just weeks after Ipswich City Council closed the area in response safety concerns over the growing population. West Moreton Health also confirmed two bats infected with Australian Bat Lyssavirus were found around Ipswich Central State School last week. The virus can prove lethal to humans, if infected.

Bats infected with deadly disease found at Ipswich school

Premium Content Subscriber only TWO flying foxes infected with a virus which can be fatal to humans were found in and near an Ipswich state school before they died. West Moreton Health says in the past fortnight two flying foxes which later tested positive for Australian Bat Lyssavirus were located around Ipswich Central State School. West Moreton Public Health physician Dr Candice Colbran said an ABLV infection can be fatal to humans and anyone who could have had contact with either animal should immediately present to a doctor or an emergency department. Letter sent to Ipswich Central State School parents.

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