"We propose that Africa is the origin of the amphibian chytrid and that the international trade in X. laevis that began in the mid-1930s was the means of dissemination."
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Origin of Amphibian Chytrid Fungus
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| Author |
Weldon, C.
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| Journal title |
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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| Bibliographic details | 2004, VOL 10; NUMB 12, pages 2100-2105 | ||
| Publisher |
NATIONAL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES
| Country of publication | USA |
The scary thing is the 'international trade' mentioned, which appears to have involved importing and injecting frogs with urine in order to use them as pregnancy tests in Australia. Then the WWF decided to release infected frogs back in Africa.
Also,
Atrazine, one of the worlds most common pesticides, banned in Europe for causing birth defects in humans, also responsible for feminization of frogs.
Atrazine induces complete feminization and chemical castration in ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20194757
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