Canadian boy dies of rabies after waking to find bat on his face

According to the Canadian Medical Association Journal, an eleven-year-old boy in Ontario died of rabies after waking to find a bat resting on his nose and mouth. Doctors call it an exceedingly rare case in Canada and say the death likely could have been prevented with greater awareness of how the virus spreads through animal contact.

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