A new medical report details how an 11-year-old boy died of rabies after waking up with a bat on his face while sleeping. Here's more on his death.

An 11-year-old Canadian boy has died from rabies after waking up with a bat on his nose and mouth. The episode occurred ...

While the child had no visible wounds from the bat, he died of rabies 19 days later Kimberlee Speakman is a Writer-Reporter on the News team at PEOPLE, covering Weekends. She joined the brand in 2022.

Boy, 11, had no visible wounds but died from rabies transmitted by bat - There have only been 28 rabies cases reported in humans in Canada since 1924 ...

Because the boy had no apparent bite or scratch marks and appeared perfectly healthy, his family did not seek medical care.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A silver-haired bat, photographed in southern Minnesota. Silver-haired bats are responsible for the majority of rabies cases in ...