An 11-year-old boy dies of rabies after a bat reportedly landed on his face while he was asleep, according to multiple reports. The accounts say the bat came to rest on or near the boy’s mouth and face briefly. Doctors and other reporting describe that no obvious bite mark was visible afterward, which delayed recognition of the exposure. Metro reports the boy first became symptomatic days after he woke with the bat lying on his mouth. The Daily Mail reports the lack of visible bite evidence and notes that the boy’s condition worsens over the following weeks, with his death occurring later after symptoms develop.
While the timeline differs slightly across outlets—one citing symptoms emerging days after the incident and another describing death weeks later—both indicate that the bat contact occurred during sleep, that no bite was apparent, and that the delayed progression led to a fatal rabies infection. The reports also describe doctor-issued warnings aimed at alerting people to seek medical help after possible bat contact, even when a bite is not clearly seen.
