Potential Human Exposure to Australian Bat Lyssavirus, Queensland,
1996-1999
Bradley J. McCall,* Jonathan H. Epstein,* Annette S. Neill,* Karen Heel,* Hume Field,† Janine Barrett,‡ Greg A. Smith,§ Linda A.
Selvey,¶ Barry Rodwell,† and Ross Lunt# *Brisbane Southside Public Health Unit, Cooper's Plains, Queensland, Australia; †Queensland Department of Primary Industries,
Yerongpillly,
Queensland, Australia; ‡The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia; §Queensland Health Scientific Services, Cooper's Plains, Queensland,
Australia; ¶Queensland Health; and #CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratory, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Figure 1. Age and gender-specific average annual notification rates of potential human exposure to Australian bat lyssavirus (n = 204) South Brisbane
and South Coast, Queensland, 1996-1999.
