Two amphibian diseases, chytridiomycosis and ranaviral disease, are now globally notifiable to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE): An assessment

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 92, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 101-108

  Schloegel, Lisa M ^a,b   Daszak, Peter ^a,b   Cunningham, Andrew A ^c   Speare, Richard ^d   Hill, Barry ^e  

^a ECOHEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphibian trade; Chytridiomycosis; Notifiable disease; OIE; Ranavirus

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXTINCTION; FUNGAL DISEASE; GLOBAL TRADE; INFECTIVITY; POPULATION DECLINE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; VIRAL DISEASE; WILD POPULATION;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHYTRIDIOMYCETES; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DNA VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; IRIDOVIRUS; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSIS;

AMPHIBIANS; ANIMALS; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; COMMERCE; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; DNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; INTERNATIONALITY; MYCOSES; RANAVIRUS;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; RANAVIRUS;

EID: 78650492360     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao02140     Document Type: Article

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