Snake fungal disease confirmed in Europe for first time
A team of researchers has documented the first detection of the fungus responsible for snake fungal disease in wild snakes in Europe. They wrote about their ...
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Are little brown bats developing resistance to white-nose syndrome?
In New York — the first state where the deadly white-nose syndrome was detected in 2006 — biologists recently made a surprising observation: some small ...
Country-wide surveillance efforts help prevent salamander fungus
For more than a decade, Evan Grant has traveled to vernal pools, streams and forests in different national parks and wildlife refuges in the northeastern United ...
White-nose syndrome jumps to western US
A little brown bat in North Bend, Washington, has been confirmed to have white-nose syndrome (WNS), making it the farthest western case of the deadly bat disease ...
Researchers Confirm Snake Fungal Disease Culprit
Researchers have identified the fungus that’s causing snake fungal disease, an emerging disease in the eastern and midwestern United States that causes lesions on ...
White-Nose Syndrome Discovered in China
For the first time, researchers have found that white-nose syndrome — a deadly disease that’s wiped out numerous bat populations — isn’t confined to Europe ...
Snake Fungal Disease Strikes Again in Georgia
Snake fungal disease, a deadly and mysterious fungal infection fatal to snakes, has now been confirmed in a third free-ranging snake in Georgia. Last week, the ...
Hibernating Bats Have Immune Response to WNS
When little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) infected with white nose syndrome are hibernating, their immune systems are still actively fighting, contrary to previous ...
Natural Yeast Byproduct Inhibits White-Nose Syndrome
Researchers may have found a natural way to treat white-nose syndrome in bats, according to a new study. In a paper published in the journal Mycopathologia, ...
Resilient Fungus is Deadly Snake Killer
Tracking down snakes for a living can be fun, except when you stumble upon one that’s lost a portion of its face or tail. Lead author of a recently published ...