Bat bite affects livestock in eastern Yucatan

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Bat bite affects livestock in eastern Yucatan

According to Mario Esteban López Meneses, president of the Regional Livestock Union of Eastern Yucatan (Ugroy), the bite of the vampire bat causes a lot of damage to the livestock herd, with Tizimín, Panabá, and Buctzotz being the most affected municipalities. “We are very affected by the bites of vampire bats and it is a focus that puts us on alert because the wounds left by vampires are the wounds where the screwworm can lay its eggs,” comment…