White-Nose Syndrome Fungus in a 1918 Bat Specimen from France
White-nose syndrome, first diagnosed in North America in 2006, causes mass deaths among bats in North America. We found the causative fungus, Pseudogymnoascus destructans, in a 1918 sample collected in Europe, where bats have now adapted to the fungus. These results are consistent with a Eurasian or...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2017-09-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/9/17-0875_article |