Wombwell Emma Louise, Garner Trenton W J, Cunningham Andrew A, Quest Robert, Pritchard Susie, Rowcliffe J Marcus, Griffiths Richard A
Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, London, UK.
School of Anthropology and Conservation, Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, UK.
Ecohealth. 2016 Sep;13(3):456-466. doi: 10.1007/s10393-016-1138-4. Epub 2016 Jun 17.
There is increasing evidence that the global spread of the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) has been facilitated by the international trade in amphibians. Bd was first detected in the UK in 2004, and has since been detected in multiple wild amphibian populations. Most amphibians imported into the UK for the pet trade from outside the European Union enter the country via Heathrow Animal Reception Centre (HARC), where Bd-positive animals have been previously detected. Data on the volume, diversity and origin of imported amphibians were collected for 59 consignments arriving at HARC between November 2009 and June 2012, along with a surveillance study to investigate the prevalence of Bd in these animals. Forty-three amphibian genera were recorded, originating from 12 countries. It was estimated that 5000-7000 amphibians are imported through HARC into the UK annually for the pet trade. Bd was detected in consignments from the USA and Tanzania, in six genera, resulting in an overall prevalence of 3.6%. This suggests that imported amphibians are a source of Bd within the international pet trade.
越来越多的证据表明，真菌病原体蛙壶菌（Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis，简称Bd）的全球传播受到了两栖动物国际贸易的推动。Bd于2004年在英国首次被发现，此后在多个野生两栖动物种群中被检测到。大多数从欧盟以外地区进口到英国用于宠物贸易的两栖动物通过希思罗动物接收中心（HARC）进入该国，此前在该中心已检测到携带Bd的动物。收集了2009年11月至2012年6月期间抵达HARC的59批进口两栖动物的数量、种类和来源数据，并开展了一项监测研究以调查这些动物中Bd的流行情况。记录了来自12个国家的43个两栖动物属。据估计，每年有5000 - 7000只两栖动物通过HARC进口到英国用于宠物贸易。在美国和坦桑尼亚的货物中检测到了Bd，涉及6个属，总体患病率为3.6%。这表明进口两栖动物是国际宠物贸易中Bd的一个来源。
