Conservation decisions under pressure: Lessons from an exercise in rapid response to wildlife disease

Conservation decisions under pressure: Lessons from an exercise in rapid response to wildlife disease

Abstract 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 Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans. Despite...

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Main Authors: 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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Conservation Science and Practice
Subjects:
amphibians
chytridiomycosis
containment
detection
early warning
epizootic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.141

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https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.141

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