ArticlePloS one2015
Anthropogenic and ecological drivers of amphibian disease (ranavirosis).
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- Diversity-Stability Dynamics of the Amphibian Skin Microbiome and Susceptibility to a Lethal Viral Pathogen.Frontiers in microbiology · 2019Article
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- The influence of landscape and environmental factors on ranavirus epidemiology in a California amphibian assemblage.Freshwater biology · 2018Article
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- An ecological role for assortative mating under infection?Conservation genetics (Print) · 2017Review
- Screening of a long-term sample set reveals two Ranavirus lineages in British herpetofauna.PloS one · 2017Article
- Xenopus laevis and Emerging Amphibian Pathogens in Chile.EcoHealth · 2016Article
- Reconstructing the emergence of a lethal infectious disease of wildlife supports a key role for spread through translocations by humans.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2016Article
- Investigation of Amphibian Mortality Events in Wildlife Reveals an On-Going Ranavirus Epidemic in the North of the Netherlands.PloS one · 2016Article
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Abstract
Ranaviruses are causing mass amphibian die-offs in North America, Europe and Asia, and have been implicated in the decline of common frog (Rana temporaria) populations in the UK. Despite this, we have very little understanding of the environmental drivers of disease occurrence and prevalence. Using a long term (1992-2000) dataset of public reports of amphibian mortalities, we assess a set of potential predictors of the occurrence and prevalence of Ranavirus-consistent common frog mortality events in Britain. We reveal the influence of biotic and abiotic drivers of this disease, with many of these abiotic characteristics being anthropogenic. Whilst controlling for the geographic distribution of mortality events, disease prevalence increases with increasing frog population density, presence of fish and wild newts, increasing pond depth and the use of garden chemicals. The presence of an alternative host reduces prevalence, potentially indicating a dilution effect. Ranavirosis occurrence is associated with the presence of toads, an urban setting and the use of fish care products, providing insight into the causes of emergence of disease. Links between occurrence, prevalence, pond characteristics and garden management practices provides useful management implications for reducing the impacts of Ranavirus in the wild.
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