White nose syndrome -- United States
Deadly and fast-spreading, the disease named for the snow-white fungus sometimes found on the muzzles and skin of affected bats has killed millions of bats in North America. That toll, estimated at 5.7 million to 6.7 million bats in 2011, is rising.
White-nose, often called White nose syndrome (WNS), was documented in Georgia in 2013. The state Department of Natural Resources [DNR] has been working since to track and slow the advance of the disease and gauge its impact.
When Georgia bat
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5967790&promed&0
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