ArticleConservation physiology2019
An experimental test of energy and electrolyte supplementation as a mitigation strategy for white-nose syndrome.
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- Relationship of temperature with declines and persistence of Myotis lucifugus after white-nose syndrome.Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology · 2026Article
- Mechanisms of volatile organic compounds from bat cave environments againstApplied and environmental microbiology · 2025Article
- Development of a multi-year white-nose syndrome mitigation strategy using antifungal volatile organic compounds.PloS one · 2022Article
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Abstract
Fungi are increasingly recognised as harmful pathogens of wildlife. White-nose syndrome (WNS) is a fungal disease that has killed millions of hibernating bats in North America. High mortality has driven research to identify management strategies for the disease. Increased energy expenditure and fat depletion, as well as fluid loss, hypotonic dehydration and electrolyte depletion appear to be key aspects of WNS pathophysiology. Bats with WNS spend energy too quickly and also lose fluids containing water and electrolytes from lesions on exposed skin surfaces. During periodic arousals, bats often drink water but, in most of the WNS-affected area, food is not available during winter and, therefore, they cannot maintain energy balance or replace lost electrolytes. Therefore, providing a liquid caloric/electrolyte/nutrient supplement could be useful for treating WNS. We studied captive, hibernating little brown bats (
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