Deadly fungus decimating African amphibians.

A study has shown that the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), which causes chytridiomycosis, is now firmly established throughout Africa, posing a new threat to amphibians across the continent. The disease has already wiped out hundreds of species of amphibians around the world, and 41% of amphibians are currently threatened with extinction. The rapid surge in Bd may signal that disease-driven declines and extinctions of amphibians may already be occurring in Africa without anyone knowing about it.