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Bats in Arizona test positive for possibly deadly white-nose syndrome

Bats in Arizona test positive for possibly deadly white-nose syndrome

NEWS RELEASE Feb. 13, 2025 SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. – An Arizona bat has tested positive for Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd), the fungus that causes the deadly white-nose syndrome (WNS) disease in bats. The bat, a cave myotis (Myotis velifer), was sampled by biologists conducting surveillance at Fort Huachuca near Sierra Vista in June 2024. The bat […]