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11-year-old boy dies of rabies after waking to find bat on his face in the middle of the night - NBC News

By Sophie Ziedalski

His family was staying at a cottage in northern Ontario in 2024 when he awoke with the bat on his nose and mouth, the Canadian Medical Association Journal reported.

An 11-year-old boy in Ontario has died of rabies after he awoke in the middle of the night to find a bat on his face, medical experts reported.
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