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Hot Topics NWHC in the News Bat White-Nose Syndrome: An Emerging Fungal Pathogen? Mysterious Bat Disease Decimates Colonies in the Northeast USGS Co-Sponsors National Symposium on Plague Protecting Black-Footed Ferrets and Prairie Dogs Against Sylvatic Plague Fish and Wildlife warns of sick bats around state - 1/8/2009 Strong evidence found linking mycobacteriosis to striped bass mortality - 12/5/2008 Commentary: Crimes hurt essence of hunting - 11/29/2008 Researchers tackle fatal brain disease - 11/21/2008 More NWHC news...   Spotlights Discover Wildlife Disease News The Wildlife Disease News Digest regularly brings together wildlife disease topics making the news. Explore the news using the Digest's companion application, the Global Wildlife Disease News Map. Learn about the Mysterious White-Nose Syndrome The condition in bats known as 'white-nose syndrome' was first noted among dead and hibernating bats within several caves near Albany, New York, in February 2007. View Recent Mortality Events USGS and a network of partners across the country work on documenting wildlife mortality events, in order to provide timely and accurate information on locations, species and causes of death. Browse Avian Influenza Resources The global spread of H5N1 increases the likelihood that it will eventually be detected in North America. There are a number of pathways through which the virus could be brought to this continent. Read about Impacts of Lead Poisoning in Birds Seventeen years after nontoxic shot requirements were established for hunting waterfowl, attention has shifted to lead poisoning in other species. Uncover Information on the Plague Outbreak in South Dakota Endangered Black-footed ferrets and prairie dogs are at risk from a sylvatic plague outbreak in South Dakota - USGS scientists are working to protect these animals from infection. RSS Feeds Avian Influenza News CWD/Prion News White Nose Syndrome News Quick Links Employment Opportunities Recent Publications Chronic Wasting Disease West Nile Virus WNS Publication in Science Magazine Tundra Swan at Yellowstone National Park. Photo courtesy of Mark Marschall.

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