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Expanding Distribution of Lethal Amphibian Fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans in Europe

Annemarieke Spitzen-van der Sluijs et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Jul.

Abstract

Emerging fungal diseases can drive amphibian species to local extinction. During 2010-2016, we examined 1,921 urodeles in 3 European countries. Presence of the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans at new locations and in urodeles of different species expands the known geographic and host range of the fungus and underpins its imminent threat to biodiversity.

Keywords: Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans; Belgium; Europe; Germany; Ichthyosaura alpestris; Lissotriton vulgaris; Salamandra salamandra; amphibian; chytridiomycosis; fungi; geographic distribution; the Netherlands.

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Study sites for collection of amphibians in Western Europe, 2010–2016. Numbers correspond to field sites at which amphibians were collected and examined for Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) (Technical Appendix). Solid circles, Bsal detected; open circles, Bsal not detected. Larger cities are indicated in light gray. Note that there are additional sites where the fungus remained undetected (not shown).
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