Emerging pathogen of wild amphibians in frogs (Rana catesbeiana) farmed for international trade

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2003
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Mazzoni, R.; Cunningham, A. A.; Daszak, P.; Apolo, A.; Perdomo, E.; Speranza, G.
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Aug
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9
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8
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995-998
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1080-6040
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ISI:000184500100016
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Key Words: 
infectious-diseases; population declines; cutaneous chytridiomycosis; xenopus-tropicalis; emergence;
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Chytridiomycosis is an emerging disease responsible for a series of global declines and extinctions of amphibians. We report the causative agent, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, in North American bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana) farmed for the international restaurant trade. Our findings suggest that international trade may play a key role in the global dissemination of this and other emerging infectious diseases in wildlife.

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