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2004年9月,距秘鲁首都利马860公里的康多康奇省发生了令世人震惊的吸血蝙蝠袭人事件,约2300名居民被咬伤,到目前为止,已有上百人感染病毒死亡。秘鲁政府已将当地划为“紧急状态区域”。对于这场飞来劫难,英国伦敦大学动物系的教授杰罗姆和艾琳深感痛心,因为他们此前已有过惨痛的体验,并至今心有余悸。这对动物学界享有盛名的学者夫妇长期从事哺乳动物的研究,曾在2004年8月接受秘鲁首都利马哺乳动物研究会的邀请,参加了一次前往安第斯山丛林的考察活动。可是万万没想到,一次惊心动魄的死亡之旅就此展开了。
In September 2004, a shocking bloodsucking bat attack occurred in the province of Candooccon, 860 kilometers away from Lima, the capital of Peru. Some 2,300 residents were bitten. So far, hundreds of people have died of the virus. The Peruvian government has classified the area as a “state of emergency.” For this flight disaster, Jerome and Irene, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of London, England, deeply saddened because they had had a painful experience, and so far lingering fear. This is a well-known scholar in zoology couples have long been engaged in mammalian studies, in August 2004 to accept the Peruvian capital Lima Mammal Research Association’s invitation to participate in an Andes jungle tour. But never imagined, a thrilling journey of death began.