A YOUNG girl feared she was infected with rabies after being bitten by a monkey in a popular Brit island holiday spot.

Aussie mum Flavia McDonald was with her husband and 12-year-old daughter Lorena in Bali when a split-second encounter with a monkey turned their holiday upside down.

The trio were on the Indonesian island for a last-minute Father's Day getaway.

"My daughter had the idea of finding some sun after so much rain in Sydney as a surprise for her dad," Flavia said.

"So we gave him the surprise on [the] Saturday before flying out the next day on Father's Day morning to Bali.

"We thought it would be a memorable week ... being by the pool in sunny Bali would be remarkable."

Having already been to Bali "many times", Flavia told new.com.au that she had been apprehensive to

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