tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1702478115139382927.post5831543882201530097..comments2023-09-22T04:04:41.001-07:00Comments on RTSea Blog: observations on oceans, sharks and nature: A Trick, No Treat For Bats: white-nose syndrome hits hardRTSeahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02064644464374515992noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1702478115139382927.post-2435343222865109332010-11-05T22:42:25.186-07:002010-11-05T22:42:25.186-07:00You are right that the widespread death of bats th...You are right that the widespread death of bats that has occurred in the northeast U.S. and Canada has not yet been seen in France.<br /><br />According to the CDC, as you mentioned, the same fungus associated with the U.S./Canadian deaths was discovered in 2008, but has not manifested itself into a fatal pandemic <i>as of yet</i>. While the finding illustrates the international range of the fungus, let's hope that France will continue to escape the tragic results. Thanks for the clarification.<br /><br />Source: Puechmaille, Sébastien J.; Verdeyroux, Pascal; Fuller, Hubert; Ar Gouilh, Meriadeg; Bekaert, Michaël; Teeling, Emma C. (February 2010). "White-nose syndrome fungus (Geomyces destructans) in bat, France" (PDF). Emerging Infectious Diseases (Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)RTSeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064644464374515992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1702478115139382927.post-3506829271352733782010-11-05T20:47:27.126-07:002010-11-05T20:47:27.126-07:00White Nose Syndrome has not been observed in Franc...White Nose Syndrome has not been observed in France. The fungus characteristic of WNS, G. destructans, has been discovered on bats in France and other parts of Europe, but the massive bat deaths of WNS have not occured in Europe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com