A possible sign of chytrid outbreak is simply that many dead or nearly-dead frogs are found in a specific area during a time of year when temperatures are consistently under 27 degrees celsius. Even though there has been some funding directed towards the study of chytrid fungus in the USA, Panama and Australia, there is still a lot that we don't know about this deadly fungus. We recommend you visit the Amphibian Disease website at James Cook University. This is a comprehensive site covering what we currently know about chytrid fungus as well as records of all frogs and tadpoles in Australia which have tested positive to chytrid. If you would like to reproduce pages from this website for your own community group's newsletter or school class, you may use the Print button in your browser to obtain a duplicate of the page to insert in your newsletter or hand out in classes.
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