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This is an undated closeup photo of the eastern pipistrelle bat, a species that is frequently linked with human rabies cases. Merlin D./The Canadian Press/AP
VICTORIA—A British Columbia man has died of a rare viral rabies infection, the first such case in the province since 2003.
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the man was in contact with a bat in mid-May and developed symptoms compatible with rabies six weeks later.
