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Colorado Sun: Bat infected with disease that could devastate Colorado’s ecosystem is found in Longmont
The sick bat appeared to be dehydrated with brittle wings and couldn’t fly when a wildlife rehabber collected it from the Longmont bike path Feb. 29, CPW said. CPW collected biological samples and submitted them for testing at Colorado State University, which confirmed the presence of white-nose fungus in the bat.
Rocky Ford diagnostic lab interruption of service
As of March 1 and until further notice, the Rocky Ford lab will not accept necropsy cases.
The Denver Post: Is it safe to go to the dog park? The latest on the mysterious dog illness.
In a news release Monday, Dr. Michael Lappin, an internal medicine specialist and director of the Center for Companion Animal Studies at CSU, said it’s not clear why cases decreased but it could be related to pets spending less time in social situations with other dogs.