Table 1 Progress of white-nose syndrome (WNS) in bats from Wisconsin introduced into bat-free hibernacula in Vermont with histories of WNS outbreaks.

From: Environmental transmission of Pseudogymnoascus destructans to hibernating little brown bats

No. bats seen alive/ No. live bats with visible signs of P. destructans†/No. found dead or moribund

Location

December 15

January 27

February 18

March 18

April 8

BWM

28/1/8

22/17/6

16/14/2

4/4/16

0/0/3

GM

26/16/4

5/4/21

0/0/9

0/0/3

 
  1. WNS was first recorded at BWM mine late in the previous winter. WNS was present at GM during the 2 previous winters, after which most bats had died.
  2. †As determined by high-resolution photography.
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