B.C. man dies of rabies after coming into contact with a bat

A western small-footed bat collected by researchers in a cave near Ely, Nev., Nov. 5, 2018. Bats are the main cause of human rabies and have been for several years, responsible for infecting seven of every 10 people who develop the disease, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on June 12, 2019.A British Columbia man has died of a rare viral rabies infection, the first such case in the province since 2003.

She says in a news release that while the exposure in this case was on Vancouver Island, bats in all areas of B.C. are known to carry rabies.The Health Ministry is not releasing further information about the man to ensure privacy for his family. The release says overall in Canada, there have been only 24 known cases of viral rabies infections since the 1920s, and the most recent cases were in Ontario in 2012 and Alberta in 2007.

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