Hidden infections: Are bats a missing link in the Countess of Chester tragedy?

As you should know, bats carry Histoplasma capsulatum and shed it in their feces (along with Aspergillus and other fungi, bacteria, and viruses). They evolved to deal with the photophobia and tinnitus it causes by hunting at night using echolocation. Bats are protected in the U.K. to the point that it is illegal to remove

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