On vacation in the state of Arizona, an American tourist made a very unfortunate meeting with a bat when she photographed the sky after dark. The animal slipped between its apparatus and its face, before entering its mouth. A fright that cost him $ 21,000 in medial costs.
It is a mishap that Erica Kahn would have gone well. This 33-year-old American tourist spent her holidays in Arizona with her father, in the National Leisure Zone of Glen Canyon, in August 2024. It was while walking in the evening with her camera that the young woman had a unfortunate meeting with a bat, tells the media Kff Health News in a story spotted by The Parisian.
This young woman from Massachussets had spotted the presence of bat in the surroundings, but had not worried about it. It was by photographing the night sky that one of them then slipped between his apparatus and his face. The American tourist then began to scream, which allowed the animal to penetrate inside her mouth for a few seconds, and biting her, without her realizing it.
An invoice of 20,749 dollars
On the advice of her father, doctor, Erica Kahn decides to go to the hospital to be vaccinated against rabies. Problem, she refused to receive health insurance, 650 euros per month, after loss of her job a few weeks before and therefore found herself without protection. Aware of her situation, the young woman subscribes to online insurance before going to the hospital the day after her misadventure, thinking of being completely covered.
The American tourist begins a preventive treatment against rabies. It receives four doses of anti -rabic vaccine in total, and four injections of immunoglobulin to strengthen its antibodies against the virus. It is then that the unpleasant surprise arose: an invoice of 20,749 dollars (or 17,825 euros) arrives in his mailbox last December. And unfortunately, none of this care is taken care of.
In question, the “deficiency period” of 30 days, necessary before taking advantage of the care, which was not respected by the young woman. It has found a job and must still reimburse a large part of the sum.