Published Date: 2012-04-02 02:13:38
Subject: PRO/AH> White nose syndrome, bats - North America (10): USA (MO): susp
Archive Number: 20120402.1087680
WHITE NOSE SYNDROME, BATS – NORTH AMERICA (10): USA (MISSOURI) SUSPECTED
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Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012
From: Leslie Sturges <lsturges@verizon.net>
The moderators note "The other reports of WNS have not indicated the wing issue. The description here seems different. We will be anxious for the report identifying the cause of the wing discoloration. - Mod.TG]
[The question being raised here is whether this is a manifestation of the WNS not previously described or if this is a different syndrome.
The moderator and editorial decision has been made to keep this report under the ProMED-mail thread of WNS, with concerns about further geographic expansion within North America. - Mod.MPP]"
Wing issues are a well-established element of _Geomyces destructans_ infection. There have been published wing-scoring indices available for several years as researchers noted wing damage early on. In fact, affected animals coming onto rehabilitation or research settings have been observed to suffer severe degradation of wing membranes even if they appear relatively healthy on intake and have no outward signs of fungus. Here is a paper that discusses the action of the fungus and the subsequent wing damage: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/8/135. More information can also be found at http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/white-nose_syndrome/.
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Communicated by:
Leslie Sturges, President
The Save Lucy Campaign
www.saveLucytheBat.org
[We appreciate our readers who are so helpful in providing more information. – Mod.TG]
See Also
White nose syndrome, bats - North America (09): USA (MO) susp 20120330.1085190White nose syndrome, bats - North America (08): USA 20120322.1077634
White nose syndrome, bats - North America (07): USA (AL) 1st report 20120316.1072257
White nose syndrome, bats - North America (06): USA (OH) 20120218.1045845
White nose syndrome, bats - North America (05): USA (KY) 20120209.1036851
White nose syndrome, bats - North America (04): Canada (NB) 20120202.1029552
White nose syndrome, bats - North America (03): Canada (NB) 20120125.1020976
White nose syndrome, bats - North America (02): update 20120120.1016185
White nose syndrome, bats - North America 20120111.1006347
2011
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White nose syndrome, bats - North America (10): hopeful news 20111222.3657
White nose syndrome, bats - North America (09): cause conf. 20111027.3194
White nose syndrome, bats - North America (08): comment 20111001.2963
White nose syndrome, bats - North America (07): USGS report, comment 20110928.2932
White nose syndrome, bats - North America (06): USGS report 20110924.2887
White nose syndrome, bats - North America (05) 20110830.2659
White nose syndrome, bats - North America (04): summary 20110828.2635
and older items in the archives
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