Bagua, Peru:Another child dies after bat bite

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Bagua, Peru:Another child dies after bat bite

Bagus(Peru.com) A less that 2 yr old child died on Thursday on suspicion of wildlife rabies in the jungle of Imaza, province of Bagua, in Amazonas
Up to now a total of 7 patients died from the bite of bats from the native communities of San Ramon and Yupicusa.
Physicians and epidemiologists in the area have been doing various tests to rule out other patients suffering from the disease.
For its part the health director, Peter Quinn said there has been reported 200 children bitten by bats.

 

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Re: Bagua, Peru: Another child dies after bat bite

Re: Bagua, Peru: Another child dies after bat bite

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Amazon: 1.200 bat attack
Alert for the outbreak of rabies in wild and native communities Imaza Condorcanqui. A two year old girl died in San Rom?n.

Bats attack the comunidadess native forest. (USI)

Bat bite yesterday claimed another victim . A four-year-old member of the native community of San Roman, in the province of Bagua, became the seventh person killed by the epidemic unleashed by the bite of vampire bats that are attacking the last few weeks that area of the country.

The information was confirmed by the regional health director, C?sar Vel?squez Vilchez, who told Peru.21 that the child was being treated at the Health Center Chiriaco, but was removed from the site by their parents, willingly, because they decided to take where a medicine man who cares for their ills.

"The traditions of indigenous communities are deeply rooted, so we could not convince the family to leave the child under medical care and child died while being transported by the river," he said. The specialist added that the locals refuse to allow health authorities to approach their dead and, therefore, not been able to obtain the necessary samples to confirm the disease.

However, he said that this year, about 1.200 people have been bitten by the bats that live in caves and the tops of tall trees in the provinces of Imaza and Condorcanqui. Most are under 15 years, which began vaccinating this population.

"Given the large number of persons bitten, we have initiated a vaccination campaign and already 400 people protected in the first seven days of work. We hope to immunize other 1,200 or 1,800 people in six native communities that are hardest hit by the bats, "he said.

Velasquez said that the only way to combat rabies is to prevent the disease, therefore, noted that with the help of experts from Lima, also will launch campaigns to educate the public and all stakeholders in health, from doctors to motorists on how to avoid the bites of vampire bats.