An Ontario health official says a child has died of rabies after being exposed to a bat in the northern part of the province. Dr.
An Ontario health official says a child has died of rabies after being exposed to a bat in the northern part of the province.
"Basically, they woke up with a bat in the room. The parents looked at the child, didn't see any signs of a bite or scratches or saliva, and didn't seek getting the rabies vaccine," he said.Though it remains exceedingly rare for humans, Lock said rabies is increasing in the bat population, with a 16 per cent positivity rate this year compared to less than 10 per cent in previous years.
A spokesman for the Brant County Health Unit confirmed Thursday that there has only been one human case of rabies in the county, but declined to share any further information.There have been fewer than 30 human cases of rabies in Canada since 1924. Infected animals shed the virus in their saliva, he said, and any mammal can be infected by a bite or if saliva comes in contact with their eyes.
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