DNA evidence points to Asian amphibians as the source of a fatal disease that has been wiping out frogs across the globe.  

A decade after chytridiomycosis killed scores of amphibians in Panama, some species are recovering. New research indicates why.  

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Researchers eliminated chytrid fungus from a Mediterranean island toad population using antifungals and disinfectants.

Commensal skin bacteria adjusted their community structure when frogs were exposed to chytrid fungus in a recent study.

Bat populations ravaged; hundreds of amphibian species driven to extinction; diverse groups of birds threatened. Taking risks will be necessary to control deadly wildlife pathogens.

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