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What to do if you find a bat in your bedroom

What would you do if you woke up in the middle of the night and found a bat in your bedroom? A lot of us might be alarmed. Some of us might be clear-headed enough to leave the room, close the door, and call animal control. And some of us might do what Ann Hawthorne of Washington, D.C. did and open a window to let the bat fly out.

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IRIS found in bats with white-nose syndrome

Throughout the past year, we’ve read several stories about white-nose syndrome in bats, in which a white fungus, Geomyces destructans, infects skin of the muzzle, ears, and wings of hibernating bats, according to the National Wildlife Health Center’s page on the disease.

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One Health Headlines: Friday, October 12, 2012

In this week’s One Health roundup: Scientists investigate a newly discovered virus, similar to a strain carried by bats, which has killed a man in Saudi Arabia; debate drags on about the safety of H5N1 avian influenza research; how a Vietnam veteran was able to control his PTSD with the help of a German shepherd named Dazzle; and more.

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One Health Headlines: Friday, August 31, 2012

In this week’s One Health roundup: Two more visitors to Yosemite National Park have been diagnosed with rodent-borne hantavirus; the CDC reports new cases of H3N2v influenza, including limited human-to-human spread; how the “Indiana Jones of pathogens” is scouring the globe for clues on the next pandemic; and much, much more.

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One Health Headlines: Friday, August 3, 2012

In this week’s One Health roundup: Scientists worry about the effects of caffeine pollution on marine life in the Pacific Northwest, new findings on possible natural rabies resistance, how pets can help autistic children socialize, and much more.

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