page_title: Wildlife disease
hierarchical_section_title: Wildlife disease
caption_attribution_description: We found this dead frog at a lowland site in Panama (&lt;200m) January, 2011. Lab-tests confirmed our suspicions that it was positive for Batrachocytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) or amphibian chytrid fungus. This is the first observed Bd-related mortality at a lowland site in Panama. We also have B-roll for folks needing video of dead frogs.
context_page_description: Wild animals, domestic animals and humans share a large and increasing number of infectious diseases, known as zoonoses. The continued globalization of society, human population growth, and associated landscape change further increase the interactions between humans and other animals, thereby facilitating additional infectious disease emergence. Contemporary diseases of zoonotic origin include SARS, Lyme disease and West Nile virus.
  Disease emergence and resurgence in populations of wild animals are considered an important topic for conservationists, as these diseases can affect the sustainability of affected populations and the long-term survival of some species. Examples of such diseases include chytridiomycosis, in amphibians; chronic wasting disease, in deer; white-nose syndrome, in bats; and devil facial tumour disease in Tasmanian devils.
context_section_description: Wild animals, domestic animals and humans share a large and increasing number of infectious diseases, known as zoonoses. The continued globalization of society, human population growth, and associated landscape change further increase the interactions between humans and other animals, thereby facilitating additional infectious disease emergence. Contemporary diseases of zoonotic origin include SARS, Lyme disease and West Nile virus.
  Disease emergence and resurgence in populations of wild animals are considered an important topic for conservationists, as these diseases can affect the sustainability of affected populations and the long-term survival of some species. Examples of such diseases include chytridiomycosis, in amphibians; chronic wasting disease, in deer; white-nose syndrome, in bats; and devil facial tumour disease in Tasmanian devils.
caption: Dead limosa harlequin frog showing symptoms of chytridiomycosis
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