‘Frog Saunas’ May Be the Key to Saving #Amphibians From a Deadly Fungal Infection https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/frog-saunas-may-be-the-key-to-saving-amphibians-from-a-deadly-fungal-infection-180984621/
Hotspot shelters stimulate #frog resistance to #chytridiomycosis https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07582-y
"Providing #frogs with sun-warmed bricks inside mini-greenhouses can help them recover from #chytrid and make them more resilient against the disease in the future... #Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis thrives in cool weather but does not fare well when exposed to higher temperatures."
#Bsal and beyond: Task force helps stave off #amphibian disease threat https://phys.org/news/2024-05-bsal-task-stave-amphibian-disease.html #conservation
"In the 90s, an emerging disease caused by #Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis led to devastating losses of #amphibians in the US and elsewhere. In 2013, researchers discovered a related pathogen in Europe—B. salamandrivorans. A year later, researchers formed the Bsal Task Force to forestall invasion of the pathogen into North America. Today, the group's work is helping keep Bsal at bay."
Amphibians—like frogs and salamanders—are the most imperiled group of animal species in the world; infectious diseases are among the greatest threats to their existence. After a decade of research, a scientific task force is poised to stave off these and other infectious threats to wildlife in North America.
Discovery could end global #amphibian #fungal pandemic.
#panzootic #Batrachochytrium #genomics #mycoviruses
https://phys.org/news/2024-04-discovery-global-amphibian-fungal-pandemic.html
US researchers are testing oral vaccines against the deadly amphibian disease Bd, which is caused by the chytrid fungus and is wreaking havoc all over the world.
via: https://www.frogs-friends.org/
#Chytridiomycosis #BatrachochytriumDendrobatidis #Bd #Amphibians #Batrachochytrium #Hellbender #CitizenConservation #Disease #CWHL #Study #Kaganer #Hare #Smithsonian #CCL #Science #Gratwicke #Smithsonian #Conservation #FrogsAndFriends
'Jumping #genes' help #fungus kill #salamanders.
Eine Epidemie rafft ganze Populationen unseres heimischen #Feuersalamanders dahin. Wir können ihn retten, wenn wir eingreifen: durch Quarantäne, Therapie, Erhaltungszucht. Jetzt.
https://citizen-conservation.org/feuersalamander/
#CitizenScience #CitizenConservation #Salamandra #Batrachochytrium
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