White nose syndrome (WNS) is a condition which has caused many bats in the United States and Canada to die. The condition is named white nose because the affected bats have a fungus around their nose which is white. It was discovered in February 2006.
The disease was first reported in January 2007 in some New York caves.[1] It spread to other New York caves and into Vermont, Massachusetts and Connecticut[2] in 2008.[3] In early 2009 it was found in New Hampshire,[4] New Jersey, Pennsylvania.[5] West Virginia [2] In March 2010, it was found in Ontario, Canada, and Middle Tennessee.[6][7] In 2012, new cases showed up in northeastern Ohio,[8] and Acadia National Park in Maine.[9] New confirmed cases appeared in 2013 in Georgia,[10] South Carolina,[11] and Illinois.[12]
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