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A possible reservoir of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Australia

A possible reservoir of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Australia Epidemiological determinants regulate the frequency and pattern of disease events: for example, the persistent presence of a reservoir of infection should increase both the probability of a susceptible host becoming infected and the severity of the outcome of the infection process. Identification of a reservoir, therefore, is not only important from an academic perspective, but can inform disease mitigation strategies like culling, environmental disinfection and immunization. Given the importance of amphibian chytridiomycosis as a threat to biodiversity, it should be no surprise that significant effort has been expended identifying environmental and biological reservoirs of fungal infection and characterizing the role they play in pathogen maintenance and disease dynamics (e.g. Mitchell et al., ; Briggs, Knapp & Vredenburg, ; McMahon et al., ; Adams et al., ; Wilber et al., ). In the Featured Paper, Brannelly et al. () report what they believe is an important reservoir for Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) in Australia, Crinia signifera, a species commonly infected with the fungus but for which disease‐driven declines have not been reported.Australia has been particularly bedevilled by chytridiomycosis, which played a lead role in the declines of several Australian frog species and has been postulated as the primary cause of several frog species extinctions (Australian Government http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Animal Conservation Wiley

A possible reservoir of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Australia

Garner, T. W. J.
Animal Conservation , Volume 21 (2) – Apr 1, 2018
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Wiley
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Copyright © 2018 The Zoological Society of London
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1367-9430
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1469-1795
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10.1111/acv.12415
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Abstract

Epidemiological determinants regulate the frequency and pattern of disease events: for example, the persistent presence of a reservoir of infection should increase both the probability of a susceptible host becoming infected and the severity of the outcome of the infection process. Identification of a reservoir, therefore, is not only important from an academic perspective, but can inform disease mitigation strategies like culling, environmental disinfection and immunization. Given the importance of amphibian chytridiomycosis as a threat to biodiversity, it should be no surprise that significant effort has been expended identifying environmental and biological reservoirs of fungal infection and characterizing the role they play in pathogen maintenance and disease dynamics (e.g. Mitchell et al., ; Briggs, Knapp & Vredenburg, ; McMahon et al., ; Adams et al., ; Wilber et al., ). In the Featured Paper, Brannelly et al. () report what they believe is an important reservoir for Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) in Australia, Crinia signifera, a species commonly infected with the fungus but for which disease‐driven declines have not been reported.Australia has been particularly bedevilled by chytridiomycosis, which played a lead role in the declines of several Australian frog species and has been postulated as the primary cause of several frog species extinctions (Australian Government

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Published: Apr 1, 2018

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