Other Animal Disease -- United Kingdom
Local populations of native white-clawed crayfish have been suffering in the Cinderford and Soudley Brook area.
It is thought an infectious 'crayfish plague' is sweeping the local area, leading to an investigation by Forestry England and the Environment Agency.
Crayfish plague is species-specific and cannot be transferred to humans but the fungal spores responsible for the disease can survive on damp surfaces for 22 days.
White-clawed crayfish look like miniature lobsters and prefer
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?8616559&promed&0
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