[majkinetor]

> Case reports of it across Western, Middle Eastern and Asian societies across the last 2 centuries show a remarkable degree of consistency in their reports of this

The same goes for vampires.

[thelettere]

It should go without saying that a rumor is not a case report. Name one physician who published a report based on extensive first person experience with a vampire (and not, say, Renfield's syndrome).

Plus the case reports are only supplemental to the larger and more empirical lines of evidence for it.