Infectious diseases affect people, domestic animals and wildlife alike, with many pathogens
being able to infect multiple species. Fifty years ago, following the wide-scale manufacture …

Infectious diseases can cause rapid population declines or species extinctions. Many
pathogens of terrestrial and marine taxa are sensitive to temperature, rainfall, and humidity …

As a group [reptiles] are nei th er 'good'n or 'b ad,'but ia re intere s ting and unu su al, althou
gh of min or im port an ce. If th ey should all disappe ar, it wo uld not make mu ch differen ce …

By using the criteria that define emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) of humans, we can
identify a similar group of EIDs in wildlife. In the current review we highlight an important …

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis is a major pathogen of frogs worldwide, associated with
declines in amphibian populations. Diagnosis of chytridiomycosis to date has largely relied …

Reports of malformed amphibians and global amphibian declines have led to public
concern, particularly because amphibians are thought to be indicator species of overall …

Habitat loss and degradation that comes as a result of human activity is the single biggest
threat to biodiversity in the world today. Habitat Fragmentation and Landscape Change is a …

Greater than 70% of the world's amphibian species are in decline. We propose that there is
probably not a single cause for global amphibian declines and present a three-tiered …

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis is a pathogen of amphibians that has been implicated in
severe population declines on several continents. We investigated the zoospore activity …

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis is a fungus belonging to the Phylum Chytridiomycota, Class
Chytridiomycetes, Order Chytridiales, and is the highly infectious aetiological agent …