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Lethal bat disease moves west

bats in NY with white nose syndrome

NOW COAST-TO-COAST  The bat-killing disease white-nose syndrome (infected little brown bats in New York shown) has turned up in Washington state, having now invaded North America coast to coast.

Al Hicks

By Susan Milius

- More than 2 years ago

A sick bat caught by hikers not far from Seattle on March 11 has now been confirmed as the first case west of the Rockies of the deadly bat disease white-nose syndrome.