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Man dies after becoming NSW's first confirmed Australian bat lyssavirus case

Man dies after becoming NSW's first confirmed Australian bat lyssavirus case

The Age3 days ago
A man has died after contracting the first recorded case of Australian bat lyssavirus in New South Wales.
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