(ANSA) - PARIS, 06 JAN - Killed by rage in France after being bitten or scratched by a bat that was hiding in his barn: this is what emerged from the analyzes carried out today by the Institut Pasteur, according to which it is an absolute first in mainland France. The perencephalitis death of this 60-year-old dates back to August 2019.
A partnership between the Parisian Necker hospital and the Pasteur Institute, for the identification of the causes of undocumented encephalitis, led to the genetic analysis of postmortem samples. These analyzes showed that humans contracted a lyssavirus, the European Bat LyssaVirus type 1 (EBLV-1), which is present in bats. However, a very rare and exceptional case, the experts assure. (HANDLE).