Widespread Detection of Amphibian Pathogens in Frog‐Biting Midges (Corethrellidae): Implications for Xenosurveillance
ABSTRACT Amphibian populations worldwide face threats from emerging infectious diseases. We screened frog‐biting midges ( Corethrella spp.) from Central and South America for Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis , Ranaviruses, and Trypanosoma spp. using qPCR. All three pathogens were detected, indicating that Corethrella may act as vectors and represent promising tools for xenosurveillance of amphibian diseases.
Authors
- Thomas Eltz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8465-7944)
- Maximilian Schweinsberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3085-2688)
- Jonas Virgo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4395-7737)
- Maximilian Sigl
Institutions
- University of Duisburg-Essen (DE)
- Universidad San Francisco de Quito (EC)
- Ruhr University Bochum (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biotropica
- Published
- 2026-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.70173
- Primary Topic
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ministerio del Ambiente, Agua y Transición Ecológica