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PRO/AH/EDR> Snake fungal disease – USA: (MI) study on pathogenesis

Other Animal Disease -- United StatesWe have a rattlesnake in Michigan called the eastern massasauga. It's listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. One of the threats it's facing is a disease called snake fungal disease, and it can kill the snakes.Dr. Matt Allender is a veterinarian, and an assistant professor at the University of Illinois. He also directs the Wildlife Epidemiology Lab."Snake fungal disease is a fungal pathogen, an emerging disease similar to white-nose syndrome Read more [...]