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theHandpuppet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-13-10 06:40 AM
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Peru battles rabid vampire bats after 500 people bitten
Peru battles rabid vampire bats after 500 people bitten

Peru's health ministry has sent emergency teams to a remote Amazon region to battle an outbreak of rabies spread by vampire bats.

Four children in the Awajun indigenous tribe died after being bitten by the bloodsucking mammals.

Health workers have given rabies vaccine to more than 500 people who have also been attacked.

Some experts have linked mass vampire bat attacks on people in the Amazon to deforestation....

More at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-10960389
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Lost4words Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-13-10 07:16 AM
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1. Wow!
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babydollhead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-13-10 08:32 AM
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2. How long does it take for the victims to become vampires?
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