Emerging Infectious Diseases and Amphibian Population Declines

Overview

Journal Emerg Infect Dis

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 1999 Dec 22

PMID 10603206

Citations 184

Authors

P Daszak

L Berger

A A Cunningham

A D Hyatt

D E Green

R Speare

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Abstract

We review recent research on the pathology, ecology, and biogeography of two emerging infectious wildlife diseases, chytridiomycosis and ranaviral disease, in the context of host-parasite population biology. We examine the role of these diseases in the global decline of amphibian populations and propose hypotheses for the origins and impact of these panzootics. Finally, we discuss emerging infectious diseases as a global threat to wildlife populations.

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