Volume 6, Number 3—June 2000
Research
Potential Human Exposure to Australian Bat Lyssavirus, Queensland, 1996-1999
Bradley J. McCall*
, Jonathan H. Epstein*, Annette S. Neill*, Karen Heel*, Hume E. Field†, Janine Barrett‡, Greg A. Smith§, Linda A. Selvey¶, Barry Rodwell†, and Ross Lunt#
, Jonathan H. Epstein*, Annette S. Neill*, Karen Heel*, Hume E. Field†, Janine Barrett‡, Greg A. Smith§, Linda A. Selvey¶, Barry Rodwell†, and Ross Lunt#Table
Groups at risk for exposure to Australian bat lyssavirus
| Group at risk | Number of potential exposures (n = 203) | Mean age and age range (yrs) | Gender (M/F) | Median interval between potential exposure and notification (d) | Bite/nonbite injury (n = 202) | Provoked (%) (n = 202) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volunteer bat handlers | 79 | 40.5 (16-83) | 15/64 | 19 (0-2105) | 56/23 | 79/79 (100) |
| Household or family member of volunteer bat handlers | 24 | 17.5 (5-51) | 12/12 | 27 (0-1809) | 18/6 | 24/24 (100) |
| Professional animal worker | 28 | 34 (17-69) | 15/13 | 4 (0-1818) | 13/14 | 27/27 (100) |
| Community-intentional potential exposure | 63 | 39 (6-85) | 40/23 | 10 (0-2907) | 41/22 | 62/63 (98) |
| Community-unintential exposure | 9 | 32 (16-49) | 4/5 | 2 (0-32) | 3/6 | 4/9 (44) |
