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.

After the death of a child in Ontario, Canada, doctors are urging people to seek medical attention after direct contact with a bat, even if there are no signs of a bite or scratch.

The 11-year-old boy was visiting a cottage in northern Ontario in 2024 and awoke with a bat on his face.

There have only been 28 rabies cases reported in humans in Canada since 1924

There have only been 28 rabies cases reported in humans in Canada since 1924