500 people have been bit by the bats and 4 children have died.
The vampire bat typically feeds on blood from animals in the wild or livestock. They don’t normally attack humans. They suck blood from the animals while they sleep.
The rabies vaccine has been given to the people who would accept it. There are some that denied it.
It is possible that the reason for the sudden spurt in the vampire bats attacking humans could be due to the harvesting of trees in the Amazon.
The children in the area of Urakusa which is located in the north-eastern Peruvian Amazon are the ones who perished due to the disease. When the children died, and the community did not understand why, they asked for help.
That is when the health ministry sent out 3 medical groups to take care of and vaccinate the people who had received bites.
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