Abstract
White-nose syndrome, first diagnosed in North America in 2006, causes mass deaths among bats in North America. We found the causative fungus, Pseudogymnoascus destructans, in a 1918 sample collected in Europe, where bats have now adapted to the fungus. These results are consistent with a Eurasian origin of the pathogen.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1611-1612 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Emerging infectious diseases |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2017 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases