Is chytridiomycosis an emerging infectious disease in Asia?

The disease chytridiomycosis, caused by the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), has caused dramatic amphibian population declines and extinctions in Australia, Central and North America, and Europe. Bd is associated with >200 species extinctions of amphibians, but not all species that bec...

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Main Authors: Andrea Swei, Jodi J L Rowley, Dennis Rödder, Mae L L Diesmos, Arvin C Diesmos, Cheryl J Briggs, Rafe Brown, Trung Tien Cao, Tina L Cheng, Rebecca A Chong, Ben Han, Jean-Marc Hero, Huy Duc Hoang, Mirza D Kusrini, Duong Thi Thuy Le, Jimmy A McGuire, Madhava Meegaskumbura, Mi-Sook Min, Daniel G Mulcahy, Thy Neang, Somphouthone Phimmachak, Ding-Qi Rao, Natalie M Reeder, Sean D Schoville, Niane Sivongxay, Narin Srei, Matthias Stöck, Bryan L Stuart, Lilia S Torres, Dao Thi Anh Tran, Tate S Tunstall, David Vieites, Vance T Vredenburg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21887238/?tool=EBI