White-Nose Syndrome Fungus (Geomyces destructans) in Bat, France

White-nose syndrome is caused by the fungus Geomyces destructans and is responsible for the deaths of >1,000,000 bats since 2006. This disease and fungus had been restricted to the northeastern United States. We detected this fungus in a bat in France and assessed the implications of this finding

White-Nose Syndrome Fungus (Geomyces destructans) in Bat, France

White-nose syndrome is caused by the fungus Geomyces destructans and is responsible for the deaths of \u3e1,000,000 bats since 2006. This disease and fungus had been restricted to the northeastern United States. We detected this fungus in a bat in France and assessed the implications of this finding