White-Nose Syndrome Fungus (Geomyces destructans) in Bat, France

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Publication Date

February 2010

Publication Title

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volume Number

16

Issue Number

2

Abstract

White-nose syndrome is caused by the fungus Geomyces destructans and is responsible for the deaths of >1,000,000 bats since 2006. This disease and fungus had been restricted to the northeastern United States. We detected this fungus in a bat in France and assessed the implications of this finding.

Keywords

Wns, Bats, Fungas, NORTHEASTERN United States, Geomyces Destructans, France

Geographic Subject

France

Document Type

Article

Language

English

Notes

Vol. 16, no. 2 (2010-02).

Identifier

SFS0050369_00001

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