title: Australian Bat Lyssavirus in a child: the first reported case.
abstract: Human infection with Australian Bat Lyssavirus is extremely rare and has not previously been reported in a child. We describe a fatal case of Australian Bat Lyssavirus in an 8-year-old child, and review the literature pertaining to the diagnosis and management of lyssavirus infection with consideration of its applicability to this emerging strain.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Infection Management Service.
authors.forename: Joshua R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Francis
authors.forename: Clare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nourse
authors.forename: Vikram L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Vaska
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Calvert
authors.forename: Judith A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Northill
authors.forename: Brad
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: McCall
authors.forename: Adrian C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Mattke
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D002648:Child; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D018114:Lyssavirus; D008297:Male; D018353:Rhabdoviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy
keywords: Australia; bat; child; lyssavirus; rabies