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Tuesday, May. 11, 2010
Fungus deadly to Yosemite frogs may bode ill for humans
By Mark Grossi / The Fresno Bee
Scientists have been alarmed for years about a mysterious fungus that wipes out frogs around the globe -- even in the wildlife sanctuaries of Yosemite and Sequoia-Kings Canyon national parks.
The fungus blitzes frog populations, allowing little chance for natural defenses to protect the amphibians, new research shows. Now scientists wonder whether some new plague might do the same thing to humans.
"The thought of it makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck," said biologist Vance T. Vredenburg of San Francisco State University. "Emerging diseases for humans are cropping up much faster than before, and they might move like this one. We need to understand this..."
Read more: http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2010/05/11/1418190/fungus-deadly-to-yosemite-frogs.html#ixzz0neNs56wa
Tuesday, May. 11, 2010
Fungus deadly to Yosemite frogs may bode ill for humans
By Mark Grossi / The Fresno Bee
Scientists have been alarmed for years about a mysterious fungus that wipes out frogs around the globe -- even in the wildlife sanctuaries of Yosemite and Sequoia-Kings Canyon national parks.
The fungus blitzes frog populations, allowing little chance for natural defenses to protect the amphibians, new research shows. Now scientists wonder whether some new plague might do the same thing to humans.
"The thought of it makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck," said biologist Vance T. Vredenburg of San Francisco State University. "Emerging diseases for humans are cropping up much faster than before, and they might move like this one. We need to understand this..."
Read more: http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2010/05/11/1418190/fungus-deadly-to-yosemite-frogs.html#ixzz0neNs56wa