Post by Brian Roebuck on Aug 13, 2010 5:18:23 GMT -5
Vampire bat captured in Brazil, 2005 Vampire bats feed on the blood of mammals while they sleep
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.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-10960389
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.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-10960389