WNS ARCHIVES
A historical record of information
previously posted to this site.
Abstracts (WNS-related) of the 2013 North American Symposium on Bat Research and International Bat Research Conference, San Jose, Costa Rica, August 11-15, 2013
WNS Impact on Indiana bat Population (data through 2013)
NSS Liaison Report to the Pres/BOG, 4 July 2013
NSS Liaison Report to the Pres/BOG, 2 March 2013
Improved Analysis of Long-Term Monitoring Data Demonstrates Marked Regional Declines of Bat Populations in the Eastern United States Ingersoll TE, Sewall BJ, Amelon SK (2013) PLoS ONE 8(6): e65907. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0065907
Distribution and Persistence of the Causative Agent of White-Nose Syndrome, Geomyces destructans, in Bat Hibernacula of the Eastern United States (Lorch, et al; Applied Environmental Microbiology, 14 December 2012)
Abstracts (WNS-related) of the 2013 North American Symposium on Bat Research and International Bat Research Conference, San Jose, Costa Rica, August 11-15, 2013
USGS Predicts Regional Extirpation of Indiana Bats
Evaluation of strategies for the decontamination of equipment for Geomyces destructans, the causative agent of WNS, Shelley, at al; Journal of Cave and Karst Studies, v. 75, no. 1.
A world review of fungi, yeasts, and slime molds in caves, Vanderwolf, et al; International Journal of Speleology, January 2013.
NYDEC Reports Bat Population Rebounds in Original WNS Caves (NYDEC 2012 Winter Bat Survey Reports)
Pathology in euthermic bats with white nose syndrome suggests a natural manifestation of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (Metayer, et al; Virulence, Nov. 15, 2012)
Abstracts of the North American Symposium on Bat Research, October 2012, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Abstracts of the 2012 WNS Symposium, Madison, Wisconsin, June 4-7
NSS Liaison Report to the Pres/BOG, 24 September 2012
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WNS Surveillance and Monitoring Report
By Cory Holiiday, TN Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, July 2012
Economic and Social Impact of Cave Closures - A Case Study of the Monongahela National Forest
Bats' Social Behavior Alters WNS Effects Sociality, density-dependence and microclimates determine the persistence of populations suffering from WNS. (Langwig, et al; Ecology Letters, July 2012)
Abstracts of the 2012 WNS Symposium, Madison, Wisconsin, June 4-7
Inoculation of bats with European Geomyces destructans supports the novel pathogen hypothesis for the origin of white-nose syndrome (Warnecke, et al; Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, April 9, 2012)
NSS Liaison Report to the Pres/BOG, 19 February 2012
Histopathology Confirms White-Nose Syndrome in Bats in Europe (Pikula, et al; Journal of Wildlife Diseases, Vol. 48, No. 1, Jan. 2012)
Little Brown Myotis Persist Despite Exposure to WNS By Dobony/Hicks/Langwig/von Linden/Okoniewski/Rainbolt, Dec. 2011
Geographical and Geological Data From Caves and Mines Infected With White-Nose Syndrome (Wns) Before September 2009 in the Eastern United States (Swezey, Garrity; NSS JCKS, Dec. 2011)
Specific Alterations in Complement Protein Activity of Little Brown Myotis (Myotis lucifugus) Hibernating in WNS Affected Sites (Moore, et al; PLoS One, Nov 2011)
Geomyces destructans determined to cause WNS; bat to bat transmission proven (Lorch, et al; Nature on line, October 26, 2011)NSS Liaison Report to the Pres/BOG, 24 September 2011
Special WNS Session at the 2011 NSS Convention, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, July 20, 2011, links to complete presentations
Clonal Genotype of Geomyces destructans among Bats with White-nose Syndrome, New York, U.S.A. (S.S. Rajkumar, et al, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol. 17, No. 7, July 2011)
Special WNS Session at the 2011 NSS Convention, Glenwood Springs, Colorado July 20, 2011, links to complete presentations
NSS Liaison Report to the Pres/BOG, 23 June 2011
Summary of the 2011 WNS Symposium, May 17-19, 2011, By Peter Youngbaer
Pan-European Distribution of White-nose Syndrome Fungus Not Associated with Mass Mortality (April 27, 2011; PloS one; Sebastian Puechemaille et al)
Ecosystem Services Provided by Bats (Annals of the NY Academy of Sciences, 30 March 2011)
DNA-based detection of the fungal pathogen Geomyces destructans in soils from bat hibernacula (D. Lindner, et al, Mycologia 103(2) 2011, pp. 241-246, 10 March 2011)
Increasing Incidence of G.d. Fungus in Bats from the Czech Republic and Slovakia
NSS Liaison Report to the Pres/BOG, 27 February 2011
Wing pathology of WNS in bats suggests life-threatening disruption of physiology (BMC Biology, Nov. 11, 2010)
NSS Liaison Report to the Pres/BOG, 1 October 2010
Broad Institute Genome Sequencing of Geomyces destructans (9/16/10)
Published Research on WNS Fungus in European Bats (8/18/10)
Tennessee WNS Monitoring Report (7/19/10)
One Stop Chart of WNS Past and Current Research Projects (Thanks to USFWS)
NSS Liaison Report to the Pres/BOG, 27 June 2010
New Published Research on Geomyces Destructans (posted 6/6/10)
Pathologic Findings and Liver Elements in Hibernating Bats With WNS
Published research on WNS-related wing damage (Reichard and Kunz)
NSS Liaison Report to the Pres/BOG, 15 March 2010
Abstracts from the Pittsburgh WNS Symposium, May 25-27, 2010
Special Update, 30 October 2009
NSS Liaison Report to the BOG, 1 October 2009
Fall Update, 29 September 2009
Congress needs to hear from us NOW! 12 August 2009
NSS Liaison Report to the BOG, 12 June 2009
WNS fungus named: Geomyces destructans This species is described as new to science.
WNS webinar from National Institute for
Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) Link to all the presentations on 24 June 09.
View the Summary Report of the NIMBioS Workshop
Histopathologic criteria to confirm White-nose Syndrome in bats Invasion of living tissue distinguishes this fungal infection.
Rapid PCR Diagnosis of WNS in Bats (Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation)
Second WNS Science Strategy Conference Proceedings Austin TX, May 27-28, 2009
Albany WNS Science Strategy Conference Proceedings, June 2008. Includes the WNS research priorities for 2008-2009 that were developed as a result of this meeting.
NSS Liaison Report to the BOG, 15 March 2009
Late Fall Update, 1 December 2008
NSS Liaison Report to the BOG, 1 October 2008
NSS Preserve Closures, 1 October 2008
Press Release on NCC Cave Closures, 25 September 2008
Rapid Response Fund Donation Request, 1 September 2008
Midsummer Update August 1, 2008
NSS Liaison Report to the BOG, 29 July 2008
Report on the WNS Confernce, 14 June 2008
Agenda for the Albany WNS Conference, 9-11 June 2008
Donations in support of the Albany WNS Conference, 9-11 June 2008
Recommendations for Re-opening NSS Preserves, 28 April 2008
WNS Liaison Letter of Introduction, 17 April 2008
White Nose Syndrome: Background and Current Status, 30 March 2008 The original version of Al Hicks' slideshow
