A bat stuck in the mouth of a tourist on vacation with his father in Arizona, in the United States, forcing him to pay more than $ 28,000 in medical costs.
The 33-year-old young woman, Erica Kahn, photographed the night sky in the Glen Canyon last August, when a bat slipped between her camera and her face, according to information reported by Kff Health News.
When she started to shout, the animal entered her mouth for a few seconds, biting her in passing.
Although she did not immediately realize that she was bitten, her father strongly recommended her to go to the hospital to receive a rabies vaccine.
Erica Kahn, having lost her job a few weeks before, had no access to her health insurance and was therefore without protection.
She discovered via online research that services related to an accident or vital emergency were supposedly covered by insurance.
In total, it received four doses of the anti -rabic vaccine and four immunoglobulin injections in different clinics in Arizona and Massachusetts.
In December, the 30 -year -old finally received an invoice of $ 28,475 for medical expenses, the services not in reality not supported by insurance.
According to an explanatory letter from the insurance company, the 30 -day deficiency period required before it can benefit from the treatments covered by the regime “was not respected”.