Canadian boy dies of rabies after waking to find bat on his face

Eleven-year-old developed symptoms 19 days after encounter in Ontario in ‘exceedingly rare’ case Doctors in Canada say a child who awoke to find a bat resting on his nose and mouth while visiting an Ontario cottage later died of rabies, in an “exceedingly rare case” that highlights the need for better public awareness. In a report published this week in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, infectious disease physicians confirmed that the 11-year-old boy died from rabies, a fatality they said probably could have been prevented with greater awareness of how the virus is transmitted. Continue reading...

Canadian boy dies of rabies after waking to find bat on his face

Source

You might also wanna read

11-year-old boy in Canada dies from rabies after waking up with a bat on his face

CDC Tracks 14 Potential Rabies Outbreaks Across 20 US States Following Six Deaths

Rabid Bat Found in Residential Area Sparks Fears of Exposure to Fatal Disease

Raccoon rabies outbreak still growing, Quebec public health officials say

Kidney Recipient Dies After Transplant from Organ Donor Who Had Rabies

A Personal Account of Losing a Brother to Hib Meningitis Before Widespread Vaccination

Comments