TY - JOUR
T1 - Island of opportunity
T2 - Can New Guinea protect amphibians from a globally emerging pathogen?
AU - Bower, Deborah S.
AU - Lips, Karen R.
AU - Amepou, Yolarnie
AU - Richards, Stephen
AU - Dahl, Chris
AU - Nagombi, Elizah
AU - Supuma, Miriam
AU - Dabek, Lisa
AU - Alford, Ross A.
AU - Schwarzkopf, Lin
AU - Ziembicki, Mark
AU - Noro, Jeffrey N.
AU - Hamidy, Amir
AU - Gillespie, Graeme R.
AU - Berger, Lee
AU - Eisemberg, Carla
AU - Li, Yiming
AU - Liu, Xuan
AU - Jennings, Charlotte K.
AU - Tjaturadi, Burhan
AU - Peters, Andrew
AU - Krockenberger, Andrew K.
AU - Nason, Dillian
AU - Kusrini, Mirza D.
AU - Webb, Rebecca J.
AU - Skerratt, Lee F.
AU - Banks, Chris
AU - Mack, Andrew L.
AU - Georges, Arthur
AU - Clulow, Simon
PY - 2019/8
Y1 - 2019/8
N2 - The amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (chytrid) has caused the most widespread, disease-induced declines and extinctions in vertebrates recorded to date. The largest climatically suitable landmass that may still be free of this fungus is New Guinea. The island is home to a sizeable proportion of the world's known frog species (an estimated 6%), as well as many additional, yet-to-be-described species. Two decades of research on the chytrid fungus have provided a foundation for improved management of amphibian populations. We call for urgent, unified, international, multidisciplinary action to prepare for the arrival of B. dendrobatidis in New Guinea, to prevent or slow its spread within the island after it arrives, and to limit its impact upon the island's frog populations. The apparent absence of the fungus in New Guinea offers an opportunity to build capacity in advance for science, disease surveillance, and diagnosis that will have broad relevance both for non-human animal health and for public health.
AB - The amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (chytrid) has caused the most widespread, disease-induced declines and extinctions in vertebrates recorded to date. The largest climatically suitable landmass that may still be free of this fungus is New Guinea. The island is home to a sizeable proportion of the world's known frog species (an estimated 6%), as well as many additional, yet-to-be-described species. Two decades of research on the chytrid fungus have provided a foundation for improved management of amphibian populations. We call for urgent, unified, international, multidisciplinary action to prepare for the arrival of B. dendrobatidis in New Guinea, to prevent or slow its spread within the island after it arrives, and to limit its impact upon the island's frog populations. The apparent absence of the fungus in New Guinea offers an opportunity to build capacity in advance for science, disease surveillance, and diagnosis that will have broad relevance both for non-human animal health and for public health.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85067066714&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/fee.2057
DO - 10.1002/fee.2057
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85067066714
SN - 1540-9295
VL - 17
SP - 348
EP - 354
JO - Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
JF - Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
IS - 6
ER -
