In 1989, it dawned on participants at the First World Congress of Herpetology that observed
declines in amphibian populations might actually be global in scope and unprecedented in …

The commercial trade in frogs and their body parts is global, dynamic and occurs in
extremely large volumes (in the thousands of tonnes/yr or billions of frogs/yr). The European …

The recognition that invasive alien species (IAS) are among the greatest threats to
biodiversity has stimulated a growing interest in their impacts on native amphibians. Here …

Amphibians and non-avian reptiles represent a significant proportion of terrestrial
vertebrates, however knowledge of their viruses is not proportional to their abundance …

As the biodiversity crisis continues, we must redouble efforts to understand and curb
pressures pushing species closer to extinction. One major driver is the unsustainable trade …

Widespread amphibian declines were well documented at the end of the 20th century,
raising concerns about the need to identify individual and interactive contributors to this …

Background Mosquitoes are the deadliest organisms in the world, killing an estimated
750,000 people per year due to the pathogens they can transmit. Mosquitoes also pose a …

Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) are a major threat to amphibians worldwide.
Determining the extinction risk of species susceptible to EIDs is challenging because of data …

Because host species tend to harbor multiple parasitic species, coinfection in a host is
common. The chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) and the viruses in the …

Over the last two centuries, the accelerated transformation of ecosystems has mainly been
due to the growth and geographical expansion of the human population (McMichael, 2000 …