World · East Asia & Pacific · 1 hr ago
Jaden Laing says he received a rabies shot after a bat bite in Bali
Australian Survivor star Jaden Laing says a bat bit his forearm while he was visiting an animal rescue venue in Bali.
The Queensland fitness influencer said he had been holding a snake before accepting an offer to handle the bat.
Laing said the bat bit him almost immediately.
He sought advice from a health line, whose operator warned that rabies is almost always fatal once symptoms begin.
A woman at the venue had told Laing the bat was not infected, but a calm-looking bat does not rule out infection.
Laing received a rabies shot after the bite; this is preventive treatment and does not mean he or the bat has rabies.
Prompt treatment after a possible exposure can prevent the disease.
Australian Survivor star and fitness influencer Jaden Laing said he received a rabies shot after a bat bit his arm in Bali.
Laing said the bite happened almost immediately after he accepted an offer to handle the bat at an animal rescue venue.
He raised concerns about rabies with a woman at the venue, who told him the bat did not have rabies.
A health line operator warned that rabies is fatal once symptoms develop and said potential exposure is taken seriously.
A bat appearing healthy does not rule out infection, and prompt treatment after a possible exposure can prevent rabies.
- Who
- Jaden Laing, an Australian Survivor star and fitness influencer.
- What
- He said he received a rabies shot after a bat bit his arm.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- An animal rescue venue in Bali.
- Why
- The bat bit him, creating a possible rabies exposure.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Laing held a snake before accepting an offer to handle a bat.
The bat bit Laing on the arm.
Laing discussed the incident with a health line operator.
Laing said he received a rabies shot.
- Person
- Jaden Laing
- Location
- Bali
- Venue
- Animal rescue venue
- Injury
- Bat bite on his arm
- Treatment
- Rabies shot
What people are saying
I held the bat, and the bat just bit me straight away.
Well, I said to the lady … "I got rabies now.
The thing with rabies, once the symptoms started, it's unfortunately fatal, which is why we take it quite seriously,