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22 January 2003

Human Rabies and Bat Bites

Lancet Article 2001, Jackson and Fenton

In May 2001 The Lancet published a letter from Alan C Jackson and M Brock Fenton (Ontario, Canada) under the heading "Human Rabies and Bat Bites". The article highlights the problem that human victims of bat rabies are not always aware that they have been bitten by a bat.

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This article is made available with permission from Elsevier Science (The Lancet, 2001, Vol 357, page 1714).

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Further Reading Recommended by Land-Care

Irvine, W. J. (2003). Poor Bat Advice. Letter in Oban Times, 9th January 2003. (Click here to view).

Irvine, W. J. (2002). Bats and Rabies, No. 3 - How can Rabies be transmitted from Bats to People? Land-Care, 18 December 2002. (Click here to view).

Irvine, W. J. (2002). Bats and Rabies, No. 2 - Comment on letter from Bat Conservation Trust, Courier 30 November 2002. Land-Care, 16 December 2002. (Click here to view).

Irvine, W. J. (2002). Bats and Rabies, No. 1 - First Death from Rabies in the UK for 100 years. Land-Care, 12 December 2002. (Click here to view).

Letters reproduced from the Dundee Courier regarding rabies in bats. Land-Care, 12 December 2002. (Click here to view).

Suspected Rabies in Man bitten by a BAT in Scotland. Land-Care, 19 November 2002. (Click here to view).