DAO 92:101-108 (2010) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/dao02140
Contribution to the DAO Special 'Chytridiomycosis: An emerging disease'
Two amphibian diseases, chytridiomycosis and ranaviral disease, are now globally notifiable to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE): an assessment
Lisa M. Schloegel1,2,*, Peter Daszak1,2,**, Andrew A. Cunningham3,**, Richard Speare4,**, Barry Hill5,**
ABSTRACT: The global trade in amphibians entails the transport of tens of millions of live animals each year. In addition to the impact harvesting wild animals can have on amphibian populations, there is mounting evidence that the emerging pathogens Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and ranaviruses, the aetiological agents of chytridiomycosis and ranaviral disease, respectively, are spread through this trade. The link between these pathogens and amphibian declines and extinctions suggests that the epidemiological impact of the trade is significant and may negatively affect conservation and trade economics. Here we present a brief assessment of the volume of the global trade in live amphibians, the risk of individuals harboring infection, and information on the recent listing by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) of chytridiomycosis and ranaviral disease in the OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code. This listing made chytridiomycosis and ranaviral disease internationally notifiable diseases and thus subject to OIE standards, which aim to assure the sanitary safety of international trade in live amphibians and their products.
KEY WORDS: OIE · Amphibian trade · Notifiable disease · Chytridiomycosis · Ranavirus
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(2010) Two amphibian diseases, chytridiomycosis and ranaviral disease, are now globally notifiable to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE): an assessment. Dis Aquat Org 92:101-108. https://doi.org/10.3354/dao02140
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