Ranaviruses are capable of infecting amphibians from at least 14 families and over 70
individual species. Ranaviruses infect multiple cell types, often culminating in organ …

Frog virus 3 (FV3) is the best characterized member of the family Iridoviridae. FV3 study has
provided insights into the replication of other family members, and has served as a model of …

Distribution and host range of ranaviruses Page 19 9© The Author (s) 2015 MJ Gray, VG
Chinchar (eds.), Ranaviruses , DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-13755-1_2 Distribution and Host Range …

Ranaviruses were detected and diagnosed as a disease agent in amphibians in the 1960s,
and in reptiles and fish in the 1980s (Duffus et al. 2015). Since these initial cases …

Ecoimmunology is the field of study that attempts to understand the functions of the immune
system in the context of the environment of the host. For amphibians, this is a very broad …

Ranaviruses are emerging pathogens of fish, amphibians, and reptiles that threaten aquatic
animal industries and wildlife worldwide. Our objective was to genetically characterize …

Xenopus laevis adults mount effective immune responses to ranavirus Frog Virus 3 (FV3)
infections and clear the pathogen within 2–3 weeks. In contrast, most tadpoles cannot clear …

World population growth demands an accelerated increase in food production especially
that of animal origin. One of the main global challenges is to couple such a production with …

Invasive species can influence host-pathogen dynamics through a variety of mechanisms,
potentially exacerbating or ameliorating disease consequences for native species …

There have been few reconstructions of wildlife disease emergences, despite their extensive
impact on biodiversity and human health. This is in large part attributable to the lack of …