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A deadly fungus that led to the death of millions of bats across North America has ... was first detected last year in bats in northern Humboldt County, California, and this year was confirmed in ...
A fungus that causes deadly white-nose syndrome in bats has taken hold in five California counties and may be present as far south as San Diego.
A potentially deadly fungus that causes white-nose syndrome in bats has been detected in five counties across California this year, according to the state Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. Bat fungus ...
A second case of white-nose syndrome was detected in Washington in April 2017. The infected bat was a Yuma myotis (Myotis yumanensis), which was the first time the disease has been found in this species. [73] In March 2017, the fungus was found on bats in six north Texas counties, bringing the number of states with the fungus to 33.
Drug-related deaths in California (4 C, 137 P) F. Deaths by firearm in California (2 C, 318 P) N. Natural disaster deaths in California (1 C, 4 P) P.
The general assembly of North Carolina considered a bill in 2007 that would have made Rafinesque's big-eared bat as its state bat. The bill passed 92-15, but died in the state senate. [ 3 ] In 2020, the big brown bat was designated the official state mammal of the District of Columbia . [ 4 ]
The infant mortality rate is the number of deaths of infants under one year old per 1,000 live births. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country. The child mortality rate is the number of deaths of infants and children under five years old per 100,000 live births.
The U.S. infant mortality rate rose 3% last year — the largest increase in two decades, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. White and Native American infants, infant ...