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Tourism may threaten wildlife disease refugia

Conservation Letters, 2022
The remoteness and isolation of South American tabletop mountain (tepui) summits may protect against infections that underpin global amphibian declines.
Philippe J. R. Kok, Alexandra Laking, Carl Smith, Arturo Berti, An Martel, Frank Pasmans   +5 more
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Epidermal epidemic: unravelling the pathogenesis of chytridiomycosis [PDF]

Journal of Experimental Biology, 2018
Chytridiomycosis, a lethal fungal skin disease of amphibians, fatally disrupts ionic and osmotic homeostasis. Infected amphibians increase their skin shedding rate (sloughing) to slow pathogen growth, but the sloughing process also increases skin permeability.
Nicholas C. Wu, Rebecca L. Cramp, Michel E. B. Ohmer, Craig E. Franklin   +3 more
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Endemicity of chytridiomycosis features pathogen overdispersion [PDF]

Journal of Animal Ecology, 2016
SummaryPathogens can be critical drivers of the abundance and distribution of wild animal populations. The presence of an overdispersed pathogen load distribution between hosts (where few hosts harbour heavy parasite burdens and light infections are common) can have an important stabilizing effect on host–pathogen dynamics where infection intensity ...
Laura F. Grogan, Andrea D. Phillott, Benjamin C. Scheele, Lee Berger, Scott D. Cashins, Sara C. Bell, Robert Puschendorf, Lee F. Skerratt   +7 more
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Origin of the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2004
The sudden appearance of chytridiomycosis, the cause of amphibian deaths and population declines in several continents, suggests that its etiologic agent, the amphibian chytrid Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, was introduced into the affected regions ...
Ché Weldon, Louis H. du Preez, Alex D. Hyatt, Reinhold Muller, Rick Speare   +4 more
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Treatment of chytridiomycosis with reduced-dose itraconazole [PDF]

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 2012
Effective treatment methods to eliminate infection with Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) are required for development of sustainable captive survival assurance populations of amphibians and to reduce the risk of introducing Bd to new locations as part of amphibian trade or reintroduction programs.
Megan E B, Jones, David, Paddock, Lee, Bender, Jack L, Allen, Mark D, Schrenzel, Allan P, Pessier   +5 more
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Surviving chytridiomycosis: differential anti-Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis activity in bacterial isolates from three lowland species of Atelopus. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
In the Neotropics, almost every species of the stream-dwelling harlequin toads (genus Atelopus) have experienced catastrophic declines. The persistence of lowland species of Atelopus could be explained by the lower growth rate of Batrachochytrium ...
Sandra V Flechas, Carolina Sarmiento, Martha E Cárdenas, Edgar M Medina, Silvia Restrepo, Adolfo Amézquita   +5 more
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Conservation decisions under pressure: Lessons from an exercise in rapid response to wildlife disease

Conservation Science and Practice, 2020
Novel outbreaks of emerging pathogens require rapid responses to enable successful mitigation. We simulated a 1‐day emergency meeting where experts were engaged to recommend mitigation strategies for a new outbreak of the amphibian fungal pathogen ...
Stefano Canessa, Annemarieke Spitzen‐van der Sluijs, Tariq Stark, Bryony E. Allen, Phillip J. Bishop, Molly Bletz, Cheryl J. Briggs, David R. Daversa, Matthew J. Gray, Richard A. Griffiths, Reid N. Harris, Xavier A. Harrison, Jason T. Hoverman, Phillip Jervis, Erin Muths, Deanna H. Olson, Stephen J. Price, Corinne L. Richards‐Zawacki, Jacques Robert, Gonçalo M. Rosa, Ben C. Scheele, Benedikt R. Schmidt, Trenton W. J. Garner   +22 more
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Emerging Chytrid Fungal Pathogen, Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis, in Zoo Amphibians in Thailand

Acta Veterinaria, 2017
Chytridiomycosis, a disease in amphibians caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), has led to a population decline and extinction of frog species since 1996.
Techangamsuwan Somporn, Sommanustweechai Angkana, Kamolnorranart Sumate, Siriaroonrat Boripat, Khonsue Wichase, Pirarat Nopadon   +5 more
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Conservation translocations for amphibian species threatened by chytrid fungus: A review, conceptual framework, and recommendations

Conservation Science and Practice, 2021
Emerging infectious diseases are an increasingly prominent threat to biodiversity. However, traditional methods in conservation generally have limited efficacy in the face of disease threats.
Ben C. Scheele, Matthijs Hollanders, Emily P. Hoffmann, David A. Newell, David B. Lindenmayer, Michael McFadden, Deon J. Gilbert, Laura F. Grogan   +7 more
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Threats of the emerging pathogen Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) to Italian wild salamander populations

Acta Herpetologica, 2023
The salamander killing fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal), recently introduced from Asia, is threatening salamander populations in different parts of Europe.
Lorenzo Dondero, Giorgia Allaria, Giacomo Rosa, Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Roberto Cogoni, Elena Grasselli, Sebastiano Salvidio   +6 more
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