The National White-nose Syndrome Decontamination Protocol (March 2024) outlines procedures to effectively clean and disinfect clothing, footwear, and equipment that may have been exposed to Pd, and can help reduce the risk of human-assisted spread of the fungus. The recommendations are based on the best available evidence to date.

Key changes to the current update compared to October 2020 include the following:

-       Ethanol, Formula 409 and Hibiclens are removed from the approved disinfection product table.

-       Isopropanol concentration is narrowed to 50-70%. In the previous protocol, >50% isopropanol was approved.

-       The WNS management areas map is updated to reflect the current status of Pd and WNS occurrence in the US. Hawai’i, Alaska, and Puerto Rico are added to the map of management areas.

-       Guidelines for movement of gear and when to decontaminate gear are stated in a bulleted list rather than a diagram.

-       Additional information is provided regarding decontamination of mist-nets, harp traps and acoustic equipment.