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( O/ k; N( ^2 `9 `, n6 IOne of few surviving southern mountain yellow-legged frogs (Rana muscosa) in Kings Canyon National Park, California, where chytrid fungus has all but wiped them out. Fungal infections have caused widespread damage in crops and dramatic declines in populations of amphibians and bat species. Newly emerged pathogenic fungi have been reported in corals, bees and many plants. In a Review this week, Matthew Fisher and colleagues warn that human activity is intensifying fungal disease dispersal by modifying natural ecosystems and creating new opportunities for evolution. Unless steps are taken to reduce the risk of these infectious diseases spreading globally, the authors suggest, fungal infections will cause increasing attrition of biodiversity, with wider implications for human and ecosystem health. The authors' recommendations include better monitoring of emerging diseases, stringent biosecurity controls on international trade and intensified research on the interactions between hosts, pathogens and the environment. (Photo: Joel Sartore/joelsartore.com; ALSPAC; Inset: Cohort member Amy with baby Esmé /ALSPAC - Children of the 90s)
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