Recent Findings of Potentially Lethal Salamander Fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  González, David Lastra ; Baláž, Vojtech ; Solský, Milič ; Thumsová, Barbora ; Kolenda, Krzysztof ; Najbar, Anna ; Najbar, Bartłomiej ; Kautman, Matej ; Chajma, Petr ; Balogová, Monika ; Vojar, Jiří
• Description:
  The distribution of the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans continues to expand in Europe. During 2014-2018, we collected 1,135 samples from salamanders and newts in 6 countries in Europe. We identified 5 cases of B. salamandrivorans in a wild population in Spain but none in central Europe or the Balkan Peninsula.
• Subjects:
  Animal Diseases Animals Chytridiomycota Mycoses Polymerase Chain Reaction Urodela
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 25(7):1416-1418
• Pubmed ID:
  31211934
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6590763
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Letter
• Place as Subject:
  Europe
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  7
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:941d4556c2c7a5ecea81257e15889d8b1f8e2fa0a6512c8177fde365ea9bf738
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/79611/cdc_79611_DS1.pdf
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