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Fungus associated with White-nose Syndrome detected in Delaware bats

Delaware environmental officials have confirmed the fungus associated with White-nose Syndrome (WNS) on bats in two locations in New Castle County.

The disease is characterized by a white fungus on the noses, wings, tails and ears of bats.

The fungus thrives in cold temperatures and is seen on bats in caves and mines in the northeast, Canada and, more recently, in Tennessee and Missouri.

Delaware Dept. of Natural Resources - www.dnrec.delaware.gov
30 Apr 2010
Location: New Castle County, Delaware, USA - Map It

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Undiagnosed deaths, avian - Thailand: (PN) openbill stork, Request for Information Archive Number 20100502.1431

Thousands of openbill storks in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya's Phak Hai district have died, with avian influenza thought to be a possible cause.

A vast wasteland in tambon Khok Chang of Ayutthaya is home to tens of thousands of Asian openbill storks [_Anastomus oscitans_, Order Ciconiiformes, Family Ciconiidae.]

. . . It is one of the largest flocks of birds in Ayutthaya.

ProMED-mail - www.promedmail.org
02 May 2010
Location: Bangkok, Krung Thep District, Thailand - Map It

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Researcher Explores Role of Human Behavior in Infectious Disease Emergence

. . . Although human behavior is frequently cited as a factor that influences disease emergence events, most behavioral research has focused on the pathogen, the reservoir hosts (animals populations that maintain the pathogen in the environment), or the vectors (agents that transmit pathogens from host to host) of infectious disease.

To demonstrate the relationship between human behavior and pathogen emergence, Alexander examined how different human behaviors influence disease transmission between domestic dogs and the African wild dog, an endangered species, in Kenya and Botswana.

In Africa, the domestic dog is thought to be the primary source of canine diseases leading to the decline of African wild dog populations.

Science Daily - www.sciencedaily.com
29 April 2010
Image courtesy of Virginia Tech College of Natural Resources

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Journal Article Cited

Human behavior influences infectious disease emergence at the human-animal interface. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 2010.

Ebolavirus, bats - Spain: (AS) Request for Information Archive Number 20100502.1428

The ebola virus found in the remains of dead bats in Asturias most likely belongs to a species [of ebolavirus] harmless to humans, according to Francisco Llinares, Professor of Microbiology at the University of San Pablo CEU.

The professor referred to this case during the lecture "Filoviridae: Ebola and Marburg," within the framework of the IV Conference of Microbiology and Public Health at the San Pablo University CEU, this year [2010] entitled "The coming Virus."

The ebola virus found in the remains of dead bats in Asturias most likely belongs to a species [of ebolavirus] harmless to humans, according to Francisco Llinares, Professor of Microbiology at the University of San Pablo CEU.

ProMED-mail - www.promedmail.org
02 May 2010
Location: Asturias, Spain - Map It

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WDIN Highlights - April 2010
Volume 5, Issue 2

In this issue:

Main Article - Wildlife Disease Information Node: Activities Update/ pg. 1 - 2
Upcoming Wildlife Disease Related Events/ pg. 1
Spotlight on a Disease: Avian Influenza Resources Available through WDIN Website/ pg. 2
New Resources Added to the WDIN Website/ pg. 3
Who is Using the Global Wildlife Disease News Map GeoRSS?/ pg. 3
WDIN Global Wildlife Disease News Map Users by Geographic Location/ pg. 3

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