Losses in biodiversity and the emergence of new infectious diseases are among the greatest threats to life on the planet. The declines in amphibian populations lie at the interface between these issues.
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Blaustein, A., Johnson, P. When an infection turns lethal. Nature 465, 881–882 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/465881a
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