摘要：We report the case findings of Australian bat lyssavirus infection in two black flying foxes(Pteropus alecto) and one little red flying fox (Pteropus scapulatus) from north Queenslandbetween January 1995 and August 1996. Although the P. alecto case in January 1995 is the firstrecognised case of Australian bat lyssavirus infection in Australia, this was a r etrospectivediagnosis made after identification of the index case at Ballina in May 1996. Eight persons hadexposure to the three bats. Serum antibodies to classical rabies virus were measured in six ofthese persons; the only one seropositive was a veterinarian who had previously been vaccinatedagainst rabies. Six persons received rabies vaccine following exposure. None of the in-contacthumans developed signs of lyssavirus infection. For people exposed to Australian bat lys-savirus-positive bats who have not been scratched or bitten or had mucosal contamination bythese bats, we suggest a post-exposure regime of five inoculations of the human diploid cellinactivated rabies vaccine
