Amphibians are at the forefront of bridging the evolutionary gap between mammals and
more ancient, jawed vertebrates. Currently, several diseases have targeted amphibians and …

Many pathogens of public health and conservation concern persist in host communities.
Identifying candidate maintenance and reservoir species is therefore a central component of …

Naive multi-host communities include species that may differentially maintain, transmit and
amplify novel pathogens; therefore, we expect species to fill distinct roles during infectious …

Amphibians are the most highly threatened vertebrates, and emerging pathogens are a
serious threat to their conservation. Amphibian chytrid fungi and the viruses of the Ranavirus …

While ranaviruses were initially a focus of scientific study primarily among virologists, the
continued and growing interest in them stems largely from their impacts on host populations …

Ranaviruses (RV, family Iridoviridae) infect fish, amphibians, and reptiles, raising
considerable ecological and commercial concerns due to the escalating infection …

The intensity of a pathogen infection plays a key role in determining how the host responds
to infection. Hosts with high infections are more likely to transmit infection to others, and are …

Over two decades of unprecedented research investment at a global scale, illustrate the
paradigm shift in the way we perceive emerging diseases and their impact on wildlife …

Ranaviruses have been associated with amphibian, fish and reptile mortality events
worldwide and with amphibian population declines in parts of Europe. Xenopus laevis is a …

Amphibians face many challenges in their conservation, including threats from emerging
infectious pathogens/parasites and habitat degradation. In diverse amphibian communities …