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    ABC News‏Verified account @ABC 19 Oct 2016

    Miami city official proposes using bats, which eat mosquitoes, to try to combat the spread of the Zika virus. http://abcn.ws/2e7xF9A pic.twitter.com/c3T8A1Zwbe

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      1. syd piper‏ @sydthepiper 19 Oct 2016
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        Flying bats with zika virus. I don't see any issues with that.

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      1. MisterMusic‏ @joemartignetti 19 Oct 2016
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        Get ready for killer bats that bite and transmit ZIKA. 🙄

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      1. Matthew Gellert‏ @MatthewGellert 19 Oct 2016
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        PLEASE TELL ME THE GUY WHO RELEASES THEM WILL BE CALLED BATMAN!

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      1. NaLo Walls‏ @NaLo_Walls 19 Oct 2016
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        Not a bad idea

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      1. Marty Everson‏ @MartyEverson 19 Oct 2016
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        Sounds like a fabulous idea! We called the bats our Mosquito Patrol when I lived on the water. They were great!

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      1. Jibaro75‏ @Tru_BoyScout 19 Oct 2016
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        .@ABC WHAT ABOUT THE TOXIC BAT SHIT?? WHO IS THE GENIUS THAT PROPOSED THAT IDEA??

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      1. JO PIPES‏ @JOJap227 19 Oct 2016
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        From one virus to another. SMH

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      1. JenniferV‏ @2cents4change 19 Oct 2016
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        It they hadn't destroyed their habitats and sprayed chemicals they would already BE THERE NATURALLY EATING THE ZIKA BUGS !

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      1. (⌐■_■)‏ @victor_de_ 19 Oct 2016
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        will the bats contract zikz?

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      1. Jeremy/Devin‏ @jeremy_devin2 19 Oct 2016
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        ignorance

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      1. BradLeeMann‏ @BradLeeMann 19 Oct 2016
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        Great idea. Except the Little brown bat (1 of most common in NA) is facing devastating losses from fungal disease "White-nose syndrome"

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      1. NANNA5064‏ @NANNA5064 19 Oct 2016
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        OMG. I live in Miami. I hope they don't do this😳

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      1. Isaac‏ @NukaCola113 19 Oct 2016
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        Wikileaks exposes government crimes

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      1. Sinbad Sailor‏ @sinbadsailor99 19 Oct 2016
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        umm It's the City of Miami Beach, not Miami. Who knows what else you got wrong? Take some pride in your work #lazy #sloppy #journalism

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      1. Jay Brausch‏ @BigDogStar 19 Oct 2016
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        Then, bats will have Zika virus and bite many people this Halloween.

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