The recent introduction of Pseudogymnoascus destructans (the fungal pathogen that causes
white-nose syndrome in bats) from Eurasia to North America has resulted in the collapse of …

Humans continue to encroach on the habitats of wild animals, potentially bringing different
species into contact that would not typically encounter each other under natural …

Caves are important roosts for hundreds of bat species worldwide. Such habitats frequently
harbour rich and extremely specialised biotas; however, they remain among the least …

Most vertebrates host a wide variety of haematophagous parasites, which may play an
important role in the transmission of vector-borne microorganisms to hosts. Surveillance is …

Bat flies are obligate ectoparasitic dipterans that are highly specialised to bats and have
apomorphic characteristics, such as absent or reduced wings, and specialised legs and …

Ecological understanding of host–pathogen dynamics is the basis for managing wildlife
diseases. Since 2008, federal, state, and provincial agencies and tribal and private …

The “Nietoperek” bat reserve located in Western Poland is one of the largest bat hibernation
sites in the European Union with nearly 38,000 bats from 12 species. Nietoperek is part of a …

While white-nose syndrome (WNS) has decimated hibernating bat populations in the
Nearctic, species from the Palearctic appear to cope better with the fungal skin infection …

Background Evidence of haemosporidian infections in bats and bat flies has motivated a
growing interest in characterizing their transmission cycles. In Gabon (Central Africa), many …

In underground hibernacula temperate northern hemisphere bats are exposed to
Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the fungal agent of white-nose syndrome. While …