An amphibian fungus has become “the most deadly pathogen known”

On Thursday, 41 scientists published the first worldwide analysis of a fungal outbreak that’s been wiping out frogs for decades. Writing in the journal Science, the researchers conclude that populations of more than 500 species of amphibians have declined significantly because of the outbreak — including at least 90 species presumed to have gone extinct. Scientists first noticed in the 1970s that some frog populations were declining quickly; by the 1980s, some species appeared to be extinct .

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