"Three bats have tested positive to Australian lyssavirus in Queensland in recent weeks, prompting health officials to renew their warnings not to handle injured animals."
Tony Bev said
02:36 PM Jan 10, 2021
Hi Dorian, thanks for putting the link to the article up
I would have thought that due to Covid-19, being associated with bats
The only way to touch a bat, would be from the very end, of a long handle shovel
dabbler said
05:34 PM Jan 10, 2021
Australian bats don't carry the Covid-19 virus. Any association is myth. Like other mammals (including humans) they do carry some coronavirus forms but none are life-threatening. Lyssavirus is transmitted though bites and that's why contact should be avoided. Hendra virus shouldn't be an issue with a vaccine available to equine owners. Nothing wrong with bats per se and humans gain more from bats than they might stand to lose.
Tony Bev said
07:50 PM Jan 10, 2021
Thanks for that info, dabbler
I will have a good day today, as I have learned something new
I had assumed that bats were bats, I now know different, after a bit of research (err surfing the net)
As you have rightly pointed out, Australian bats will only be a problem, if they scratch or bite you
Then it would be prudent to get to the hospital, for a shot, just in case it was infected with lyssavirus
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-09/queensland-bat-with-lyssavirus-found-in-east-brisbane/13044518
"Three bats have tested positive to Australian lyssavirus in Queensland in recent weeks, prompting health officials to renew their warnings not to handle injured animals."
I would have thought that due to Covid-19, being associated with bats
The only way to touch a bat, would be from the very end, of a long handle shovel
I will have a good day today, as I have learned something new
I had assumed that bats were bats, I now know different, after a bit of research (err surfing the net)
As you have rightly pointed out, Australian bats will only be a problem, if they scratch or bite you
Then it would be prudent to get to the hospital, for a shot, just in case it was infected with lyssavirus