4th Apr, 2004

Vampire bats on rampage in Brazil

Wow:

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Rabies spread by vampire bats has claimed 13 lives on an Amazon river island, local media reported Saturday.

The deaths occurred over the past 21 days on Portel Island, according to the O Liberal newspaper. The island is about 1,500 miles northeast of Rio de Janeiro.

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