A man in his 50s has been hospitalized in critical condition after contracting the Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV) in New South Wales, Australia, NSW Health announced on Wednesday, July 2 ...

Craig Nolte died on July 3 after a "very quick case of lyssavirus," his wife Robyn Nolte said on Facebook on Tuesday, July 15 ...

Peterborough Public Health unit is urging residents to "avoid handling" bats after a "noticeable" spike in bat-related exposures this summer.

Bat Virus Evolution Suggests Wildlife Trade Sparked COVID-19 Virus Emergence in Humans Jack Knudson is an assistant editor at Discover with a strong interest in environmental science and history.

Today, as more and more people encroach on bat habitat, bat-borne pathogens pose an epidemiological minefield in 113 countries, where risk is high that a virus will jump species and infect humans.

I know what bats taste like now. It’s an earthy, sweet kind of flavor,” she joked. “It’s actually a pretty funny story — if ...

This virus originated in bats, as most scientists believe Covid-19 did, and for now, the research has stressed that it is unable to do much damage to humans. But a potential viral mutation may ...

With the virus causing this pandemic – assuming we’re being told the truth – SARS-CoV-2 just cannot be found either in bats in caves or in animals in the wet markets in Wuhan.

If you want to know how to beat some of the world's most virulent diseases, ask a bat. The winged night-flyers are one of the most prominent mammal groups to have coevolved with infections like Ebola ...