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| Subject: | | Re: Fungus killing rarer frog species |
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Just Joan
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Tue, Nov 3 2009, 12:53pm
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Thank you for fixing the link. I appreciate it. :)
I've also learned that turtles are getting a nasty staph infection that is transmissible to humans. Sad maladies all the way round.
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| Subject: | | Re: Fungus killing rarer frog species |
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Andromache
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Tue, Nov 3 2009, 6:59pm
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The fungus seems especially harmful in my area,Pacific Giant salamanders,Red-Legged frogs,Pacific Tree frogs,and Hellbenders are all taking a very hard hit:(The strage twist is that a broad-spectrum topical antifungal can cure and prevent this disease.A while back,I organized a "swab-a-frog"group to treat frogs in a small pool near where I live.It seems to have been very effective,the death rate dropped from 5 found dead a month to .2 frogs found dead a month. |
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| Subject: | | Re: Fungus killing rarer frog species |
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Just Joan
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Tue, Nov 3 2009, 7:09pm
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That's a wonderful project! From whom did you get the antifungals? Was there a concern that it would "rinse off" right away or did you restrain the treated animals briefly before releasing them? |
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