Wednesday, December 02, 2020

Amphibian die-offs worsened malaria outbreaks in Central America


https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/agu-adw120220.php

 

News Release 2-Dec-2020
American Geophysical Union

 

The global collapse of frogs and other amphibians due to the amphibian chytrid fungus exacerbated malaria outbreaks in Costa Rica and Panama during the 1990s and 2000s, according to new research.

The findings provide the first evidence that amphibian population declines have directly affected human health and show how preserving biodiversity can benefit humans as well as local ecosystems.


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