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Oct 12, 2026, 5:44 AM

"NSW Health issues urgent lyssavirus warning after 43 people bitten by bats over two week period."

"Between September 28 and October 10, 43 people were assessed by NSW Health after they were scratched or bitten by bats, with most incidents taking place in coastal parts of the Hunter, Mid-North Coast, Northern NSW and The Central Coast."

Source: https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/animals/nsw-health-issues-urgent-lyssavirus-warning-after-43-people-bitten-by-bats-over-two-week-period/news-story/29cdd8b525c2421b38ddbde0d23311f7

Screenshot of a news.com.au article published 12 October 2026, titled “NSW Health issues urgent lyssavirus warning after 43 people bitten by bats over two week period.”
• NSW Health has issued an urgent warning following a surge in bat bites across a coastal region of NSW.
• 43 people were reportedly bitten by bats within two weeks.
• The article warns about Australian bat lyssavirus, a potentially fatal infection with no cure once symptoms develop.
• Headline and introductory text appear above a large photograph of a flying fox in flight.
• The bat has wide, outstretched brown and black wings against a clear blue sky.
• Photo caption advises anyone bitten to wash the wound thoroughly for at least 15 minutes.
• Article written by Jack Nivison, with a photograph credited to Brenton Edwards/NewsWire.

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