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World Service,2 mins

Killer amphibian fungus spreads through wildlife trade

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New research suggests that a deadly amphibian fungus originated in the Korean peninsula and has been spread around the globe by the human trade of amphibians. Roland Pease speaks to Simon O’Hanlon, a Research Associate in the Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology at Imperial College London about the study and its drastic effects on amphibian populations worldwide. (Picture:Oriental Fire-bellied Toad (Bombina orientalis). Credit:Getty Images)

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