White nose syndrome — United States
White-nose syndrome (WNS) has been confirmed in a little brown bat (_Myotis lucifugus_) found near North Bend [Washington state] — the 1st recorded occurrence of this devastating bat disease in western North America. The presence of this disease was verified by the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Wildlife Health Center.
WNS has spread quickly among bats in other affected areas, killing more than 6 million beneficial insect-eating bats in North America since it was 1st documented nearly a
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