Invasion Dynamics of White-Nose Syndrome Fungus, Midwestern United States, 2012–2014

Invasion Dynamics of White-Nose Syndrome Fungus, Midwestern United States, 2012–2014

White-nose syndrome has devastated bat populations in eastern North America. In Midwestern United States, prevalence increased quickly in the first year of invasion (2012–13) but with low population declines. In the second year (2013–14), environmental contamination led to earlier infection and hi...

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Main Authors: Kate E. Langwig, Jiang Feng, Katy L. Parise, Joe Kath, Dan Kirk, Winifred F. Frick, Jeffrey T. Foster, A. Marm Kilpatrick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
emerging infectious disease
fungal disease
invasive species
Myotis lucifugus
disease invasion
environmental reservoir
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/6/15-0123_article

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