Close up of hibernating bats in a Vermont cave 2008.
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Images from the National Wildlife Health Center.
Close up of hibernating bats in a Vermont cave 2008.
Bats in torpor with water droplets on their fur (condensation on the bats indicates that they are at ambient temperature; they have lowered their body temperature down about even with cave temperature). 2008.
Bats in torpor with water droplets on their fur (condensation on the bats indicates that they are at ambient temperature; they have lowered their body temperature down about even with cave temperature). 2008.
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USGS biologists swab a hen mallard duck for avian influenza in Rio Grande County, Colorado.
USGS biologists swab a hen mallard duck for avian influenza in Rio Grande County, Colorado.
USGS pathologist Nancy Thomas and technician Dottie Johnson necropsy little brown bat at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center.
USGS pathologist Nancy Thomas and technician Dottie Johnson necropsy little brown bat at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center.
Bats showing signs of infections with Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome.
Bats showing signs of infections with Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome.
Bats die prematurely when affected by white-nose syndrome.
Bats die prematurely when affected by white-nose syndrome.
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Side-view of a desert Cottontail sitting on the ground with tick in ear.
Side-view of a desert Cottontail sitting on the ground with tick in ear.
Diagnostic technician looks at virology samples under a microscope.
Diagnostic technician looks at virology samples under a microscope.
Blue-winged Warbler.
This tadpole shows signs of a severe Perkinsea infection.
This tadpole shows signs of a severe Perkinsea infection.
Analytical Profile Index (API) for microorganism identification.
Analytical Profile Index (API) for microorganism identification.