Emerging Ranaviral Infectious Diseases and Amphibian Decline
Infectious diseases caused by ranaviruses (RV, family Iridoviridae) not only affect wild amphibian populations but also agriculture and international animal trade. Although, the prevalence of RV infections and die offs has markedly increased over the last decade, it is still unclear whether these vi...
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| description | Infectious diseases caused by ranaviruses (RV, family Iridoviridae) not only affect wild amphibian populations but also agriculture and international animal trade. Although, the prevalence of RV infections and die offs has markedly increased over the last decade, it is still unclear whether these viruses are direct causal agents of extinction or rather are the resulting (secondary) consequences of weakened health of amphibian populations leading to increased susceptibility to viral pathogens. In either case, it is important to understand the critical role of host immune defense in controlling RV infections, pathogenicity, and transmission; this is the focus of this review. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f623af84e6d74cd3bfa6e4fd886fe3fd2022-12-22T02:54:13ZengMDPI AGDiversity1424-28182010-02-012331433010.3390/d2030314Emerging Ranaviral Infectious Diseases and Amphibian DeclineJacques RobertInfectious diseases caused by ranaviruses (RV, family Iridoviridae) not only affect wild amphibian populations but also agriculture and international animal trade. Although, the prevalence of RV infections and die offs has markedly increased over the last decade, it is still unclear whether these viruses are direct causal agents of extinction or rather are the resulting (secondary) consequences of weakened health of amphibian populations leading to increased susceptibility to viral pathogens. In either case, it is important to understand the critical role of host immune defense in controlling RV infections, pathogenicity, and transmission; this is the focus of this review.http://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/2/3/314/viral immunityXenopusIridovirus |
| spellingShingle | Jacques Robert Emerging Ranaviral Infectious Diseases and Amphibian Decline Diversity viral immunity Xenopus Iridovirus |
| title | Emerging Ranaviral Infectious Diseases and Amphibian Decline |
| title_full | Emerging Ranaviral Infectious Diseases and Amphibian Decline |
| title_fullStr | Emerging Ranaviral Infectious Diseases and Amphibian Decline |
| title_full_unstemmed | Emerging Ranaviral Infectious Diseases and Amphibian Decline |
| title_short | Emerging Ranaviral Infectious Diseases and Amphibian Decline |
| title_sort | emerging ranaviral infectious diseases and amphibian decline |
| topic | viral immunity Xenopus Iridovirus |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/2/3/314/ |
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