White-Nose Syndrome Fungus (Geomyces destructans) in Bats, Europe

White-Nose Syndrome Fungus (Geomyces destructans) in Bats, Europe

White-nose syndrome is an emerging disease in North America that has caused substantial declines in hibernating bats. A recently identified fungus (Geomyces destructans) causes skin lesions that are characteristic of this disease. Typical signs of this infection were not observed in bats in North Am...

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Main Authors: Gudrun Wibbelt, Andreas Kurth, David Hellmann, Manfred Weishaar, Alex Barlow, Michael Veith, Julia Prüger, Tamás Görföl, Lena Grosche, Fabio Bontadina, Ulrich Zöphel, Hans-Peter Seidl, Paul M. Cryan, David S. Blehert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
White-nose syndrome
Geomyces destructans
bats
Europe
fungi
mortality
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/8/10-0002_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/8/10-0002_article

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