Canadian boy dies of rabies after he woke up with a bat on his face

Ontario boy died two years ago after a bat sat on his face. There were no visible bites

The 11-year-old swatted the bat off his face as he woke up during a visit to a cottage. His father caught the bat in a cooking pot and released it outside

Doctors detail 2024 Ontario child rabies death in effort to warn about contact with bats

The 11-year-old boy was at a cottage in northern Ontario in the summer of 2024 and was awoken by a bat lying on his nose and mouth, the case report said.

11-year-old boy in Canada woke up to bat on his face, died from rabies

An 11-year-old boy has died from rabies in Ontario, the first locally acquired case since 1967, after waking up with a bat on his face. Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2026/07/01/boy-dies-rabies-bat-canada/90768165007/ Sign up for our newsletter for the day's top stories, from sports to movies to politics to world events: https://profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/

Bat on his face, no visible bite: 11-year-old Canadian boy dies of rabies weeks later

A Canadian family's tragedy serves as a stark warning: an 11-year-old boy died of rabies after a bat landed on his face during sleep, despite no visible bite. Doctors emphasize that any direct contact with a bat, even without marks, requires immediate medical attention. Rabies is nearly always fatal once symptoms appear, but preventable with prompt post-exposure treatment, highlighting a critical public health message for all.

Boy, 11, dies of rabies after waking to bat on his face

Shocking details revealed A young boy in Canada has died after a bat on his nose and mouth woke him up and he got infected with rabies. The boy, 11, was on a visit with his family to a cottage in Ontario in 2024, which is when the incident took place. The details were revealed []