Epizootiology of Sixty‐Four Amphibian Morbidity and Mortality Events in the USA, 1996‐2001

A total of 44 amphibian mortality events and 20 morbidity events were reviewed retrospectively. The most common cause of amphibian mortality events was infection by ranaviruses (Family: Iridoviridae). Ranavirus epizootics have abrupt onset and affect late-stage larvae and recent metamorphs. Mortalit... View More