Alien Smooth Newts (Lissotriton vulgaris) in Australia Are Infected with Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis but Test Negative for Ranaviruses

Jessica Whinfield; Reid Tingley; Alison Tweedie; Jasmin Hufschmid; Paul Hick

doi:10.7589/JWD-D-21-00091

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Jessica Whinfield,¹ Reid Tingley,² Alison Tweedie,³ Jasmin Hufschmid,^1,*,** Paul Hick^3,*

¹Melbourne School of Veterinary Science, The University of Melbourne, 250 Princes Highway, Werribee, Victoria 3030, Australia
²School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, 25 Rainforest Walk, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
³Sydney School of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Australia and OIE Reference Laboratory for Ranavirus Infection of Amphibians, 425 Werombi Road, Camden, New South Wales 2570, Australia

^*These authors contributed equally to this work
^**Corresponding author (email: huj@unimelb.edu.au)

Abstract

Smooth newts (Lissotriton vulgaris) established recently in Melbourne, Australia. Previously, the population's disease status was unknown. Samples from 34 adults and 78 larvae, collected 2011–16, were tested for two pathogens driving the global amphibian extinction crisis. The fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis was identified (6.3% quantitative PCR positive); ranaviruses were not detected.

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Jessica Whinfield, Reid Tingley, Alison Tweedie, Jasmin Hufschmid, and Paul Hick "Alien Smooth Newts (Lissotriton vulgaris) in Australia Are Infected with Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis but Test Negative for Ranaviruses," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 58(1), 248-250, (4 January 2022). https://doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-21-00091

Received: 23 May 2021; Accepted: 3 September 2021; Published: 4 January 2022

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