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Chytridiomycosis
News: For the past 40 years, a devastating fungal disease, called chytridiomycosis or chytrid, has been ravaging frog populations around the world, wiping out 90 species. It is called as “panzootic” – Pandemic in the world of animals.
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Chytrid infects frogs by reproducing in their skin, affecting their ability to balance water and salt levels, and eventually leading to death if infection levels are high enough.
The high mortality rate and the high number of species affected make chytrid unequivocally the deadliest animal disease known to date.
Chytrid originated in Asia and was unwittingly spread to other continents through global travel and trade in amphibians.
The disease has led to decline in over 500 frog species worldwide.
Researchers use a qPCR test to detect chytrid in frogs by swabbing their skin. qPCR stands for quantitative polymerase chain reaction.
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