Give bats and flying foxes the brush to prevent lyssavirus as hot days strike, Hunter doctors warn

By Matt Carr
Updated January 23 2019 - 12:08pm, first published January 22 2019 - 4:01pm
HANGING AROUND: A flying fox at Raymond Terrace this month ... health officials are warning people to avoid contact with bats. Picture: Simone De Peak
HANGING AROUND: A flying fox at Raymond Terrace this month ... health officials are warning people to avoid contact with bats. Picture: Simone De Peak

SEVEN people have required treatment for a bat bite or scratch in the Hunter already this year, prompting a Hunter-wide warning to steer clear of the flying creatures. 

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