Did you wash your caving suit? Cavers’ role in the potential spread of Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the causative agent of White-Nose Disease

White-Nose Disease (WND) has killed millions of hibernating bats in the US and Canada. Its causative agent, the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans was introduced to North America, but is native to Europe and Asia, where it is not associated with mass mortality. Although it is nearly impossible to e...

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Main Authors: Violeta Zhelyazkova, Antonia Hubancheva, Georgi Radoslavov, Nia Toshkova, Sebastien J. Puechmaille
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of South Florida Libraries 2020-09-01
Series:International Journal of Speleology
Subjects:
wns
Online Access:https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/ijs/vol49/iss2/7/