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==Overview==
==Overview==
*Important emerging disease of amphibians caused by the fungus ''Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis'' (Bd). Pathogenic, virulent and highly transmissible.
*Important emerging disease of amphibians caused by the fungus ''Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis'' (Bd). Pathogenic, virulent and highly transmissible.
*Adult animals may be bathed in 0.01% itraconazole suspension for 5 minutes daily, up to 11 days.
*Adult animals may be bathed in 0.01% itraconazole suspension for 5 minutes daily, up to 11 days.
*Surveillance should be performed by complete necropsies, including histopathology, on all dead animals. Screening for Bd by PCR of skin scrapings or skin swabs may be implemented, in addition to prophylactic antifungal treatment of entire groups originating from high-risk areas.
*Surveillance should be performed by complete necropsies, including histopathology, on all dead animals. Screening for Bd by PCR of skin scrapings or skin swabs may be implemented, in addition to prophylactic antifungal treatment of entire groups originating from high-risk areas.
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