SVCV

From U.S. Geological Survey (USGS):

Newt news: USGS scientists recently identified a deadly fish disease, called spring viraemia of carp virus (SVCV), in #salamanders. Read more athttp://on.doi.gov/2cIHKss.

Amphibians, the big-eyed, swimming-crawling-jumping-climbing group of water and land animals that includes frogs, toads and salamanders, are the most endangered vertebrates in the world. #SVCVwas identified in Chinese firebelly #newts, a type of salamander, which were imported to the United States through the international pet trade.

This critical discovery marks the first time that SVCV has been detected in a group of animals other than fish, and may present a further threat to already-declining global populations of #amphibians.

Learn more about USGS wildlife disease research at http://on.doi.gov/JABDp9.

Image: A Chinese firebelly newt (Jeff Lorch, USGS)

#science #WildlifeDiseases