"Vampire" Attack Villages in Peru

Peru's health minister sent a special team to menggulangi outbreak of rabies spread by vampire bats in a remote area in the Amazon. At least 500 people exposed to bites and four children from indigenous tribes Awajun die from this blood sucking mammal bites.

The officers were also deployed to give rabies vaccine to the population that is infected. Some experts link this bat gang assault as a result of deforestation in the Amazon. Endemic rabies outbreak is concentrated in communities Urakusa, northeastern Peruvian Amazon forests, bordering with Ecuador.

Indigenous residents in the area called for help after trouble understanding a disease that kills their children. Health Ministry immediately responded by sending three medical teams. Almost all people infected successfully vaccinated, although not a few who refuse to receive treatment from the government.

Vampire bats usually suck blood from wild animals or livestock, although they sometimes attack humans, especially in areas where the rain forest habitat has been destroyed. Some local residents argue that rampant vampire attacks may be related to low temperature in the Amazon jungle last few years. (BBC / Job)