Table 1. Results from etiologic detection in 213 frogs collected in Hunan, China, July–October 2016*.
Pathogen |
Tested organ | No.
positive |
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Skin |
Liver |
Spleen |
Kidney |
Brain |
Intestine |
Muscle |
Gallbladder |
Heart |
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Bacteria | NT | + | + | + | + | NT | NT | NT | NT | 190† |
Parasite‡ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | 9 |
Fungus§ | – | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | 0 |
Ranaviruses | NT | NT | – | – | NT | NT | – | NT | NT | 0 |
* NT, not tested; +, positive; –, negative. †Predominant bacterial infection. The results were considered positive if any one of the tested organs was positive. ‡Class Myxosporea. §Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis.