Bat found with rare rabies-like virus in UK back garden

An injured bat that was saved from a rear garden tested positive for a rare rage-as virus.

Using gloves, the resident of Shorwell’s house on Wight Island picked up the bat and kept safe in a shoe box overnight.

The animal was collected by volunteers from the Wight Island hospital the next day, the BBC reported.

The bat has turned out to have a virus that caused rageKnown as Bat European Lyssavirus-1 (EBLV-1), the Environment and Rural Affairs Department (Defra) confirmed.

The bat was therefore human.

The agency, plants and the health agency (APHA) investigated the incident and found no sting or scratches for humans or other animals.

There are two types of viruses that cause rage transported bat In the United Kingdom-EBLV-1 and EBLV-2. These two viruses are extremely rare and are only found in a small number of bats.

Although the EBLV causes a rage virus, it is not the same as the rage virus associated with dogs, which causes most cases in the world.

The presence of the virus does not modify the state of health without rage of the United Kingdom, and other mammals are not considered at risk, according to Defra.

Rage can be transmitted if an infected animal bites or scratches you or if the animal licks your eyes, nose or mouth, or if you have a licked injury, depending on the NHS.

Symptoms of rabies can take up to 12 weeks to appear, but once they do, rage is almost always fatal. Symptoms include hallucinations, swallowing and breathing difficulty, paralysis and numbness or tingling where you have been bitten or striped.

The Trust Conservation BAT (BCT) explained that the two stumps of the battle virus were only recorded in 59 of the 19,000 bats tested since 1986. Only two of the 18 bats of bats have been tested positive: the serotine bat and the Daubenton bat.

The European Lyssavirus-1 (EBLV-1) has been detected in serotin bats since 2018, the first case being found in the Dorset, according to APHA.

Alex MORSS of the charitable organization warned that anyone who had been in contact, such as licked, bitten or scratched by a bat, should contact the National Bat Assistance line – 0345 1300 228 – and request immediate medical aid.

A worker from Scotland bats died of the rage caused by the EBLV in 2002, which is why the charity adopts a precautionary approach and advises that anyone is bitten by a bat receives medical aid as soon as possible.

The NHS offers vaccinations which, if provided shortly after exposure, are 100% effective to prevent the disease.

“There is no risk to human health if you do not manage British bats, even if they are efficient in the buildings you use,” said Morss said to the BBC.

“No action should be taken to disturb or harm wild bats or their perches.”

All British bats are legally protected and should only be managed by someone with a license. But if a bat needs rescue, thick gloves and a facial coating should be worn.