In what Cowichan Search and Rescue are calling a first for the operation, a team was dispatched to Pineapple Beach near ...

Coming to the aid of a camper with a bat bite was “a first” for Cowichan Search and Rescue, which has been around since 1962.

The first Australian bat lyssavirus case has been reported in northern New South Wales. Keira Glasgow of New South Wales ...

Authorities have issued an urgent health warning as a northern NSW man fights for life in hospital after contracting the state's first confirmed case of Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV).

A NSW man is critically ill after contracting the rare, deadly Australian bat lyssavirus, prompting urgent public health warnings about avoiding bat contact and seeking immediate medical care after ...

NSW Health says the man received treatment after being bitten by a bat several months ago but is now in hospital in a critical condition.

A man is critically ill after becoming only the fourth known person in Australia to be diagnosed with a rabies-like bat virus ...

Health authorities have urged people to stay away from bats, warning that there is “no effective treatment” for the rare virus – a close relative to the rabies virus. The virus is transmitted from ...

Coming to the aid of a camper with a bat bite was “a first” for Cowichan Search and Rescue, which has been around since 1962. Darron Kloster Jun 29, 2025 1:03 AM. Share by Email.

NSW Health is reminding the community to avoid touching or handling bats, following the first confirmed case of Australian bat lyssavirus in NSW.The ...