Peru: Rabies kill a dozen due to bat bites

Bat bites are being linked to a surge in rabies fatalities among indigenous Peruvians in native Achuar villages near the Morona river basin, according to a Yahoo Noticias report (computer translated). Governor of the Loreto region, Fernando Meli(C)ndez said at least 12 people in the remote communities in the Peruvian Amazon have died from rabies in recent months and ["]