5 Jul 2008

Dying bats in the Northeast remain a mystery

- 8 May 2008

By United States Geological Survey

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Scientists have collected environmental samples from affected caves and mines in Vermont, New York and Massachusetts in an effort to determine the cause of the deaths. Live, dead and dying bats were documented in and outside of hibernation sites.

The most common findings in the bats have been emaciation and poor body condition. Many of the bats examined had little or no body fat; some exhibited changes in the lung that have been difficult to characterize; and a majority had microscopic fungi on their bodies.

The white substance observed on some bats may represent an overgrowth of normal fungal colonizers of bat skin during hibernation and could be an indicator of overall poor health, rather than a primary pathogen. Scientists from a variety of agencies are investigating underlying environmental factors, potential secondary microbial pathogens and toxicants as possible causes.

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Web sites for additional information:

USGS National Wildlife Health Center: http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/white-nose_syndrome/

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: http://www.fws.gov/northeast/white_nose.html

Bat Conservation International: http://www.batcon.org/news/news_item.asp?NewsID=346

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As someone living in the northeast and suffering from the most severe form of electromagnetic hypersensitivity, courtesy of the wireless boom, I believe the recent die-off of bats in the northeast is caused by the proliferation of electromagnetic and microwave radiation due to the proliferation of wireless technology in recent years. This radiation destroys the immune system.

I pray that researchers don't go off on a tangent here trying to blame the bat deaths on a bacteria, fungus, or virus alone. I say this because, whenever I am exposed to EMF/RF frequencies, my tongue develops a white coating and my Lyme/babesia symptoms increase.

I believe it was about 10 years ago that I'd taken my cat to the vet due to hair loss and sores, and when the vet shined the black light on my cat checking for fungus, my cat glowed green alright, but only where my fingers had touched him. I extended my hands for the vet, and he took a step back - my hands glowed green!!!

My cat did not have a fungal skin condition, but instead, he had scabies - he later died of FIP, a fatal feline virus. I, too, had developed autoimmune disease, with elevated anti-striatal muscle antibodies.

Please see the Bioinitiative Report:

Bioinitiative Report:

http://www.bioinitiative.org/report/index.htm
Posted by: blaze - 2008-05-12 - 12:08 GMT

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