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• Widespread Disease in Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) Caused by Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans.

  Authors:An Martel, Filip Boyen, Jorg Rau, Tobias Eisenberg, Andreas Sing, Anja Berger, et al.From:Emerging Infectious Diseases (Vol. 27, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 20212,135 words Report 1460LToxin-producing Corynebacterium ulcerans, a causative agent of diphtheria in humans, was isolated from 53 hedgehogs in Belgium during the spring of 2020. Isolates showed low levels of acquired antimicrobial drug...

• The changing views on the evolutionary relationships of extant Salamandridae (Amphibia: Urodela)

  Authors:Michael Veith, Serge Bogaerts, Frank Pasmans, and Sarah KierenFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 13, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 1, 20187,210 words Report 1400LThe phylogenetic relationships among members of the family Salamandridae have been repeatedly investigated over the last 90 years, with changing character and taxon sampling. We review the changing composition and the...

• Drivers of salamander extirpation mediated by Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans

  Authors:Gwij Stegen, Frank Pasmans, Benedikt R. Schmidt, Lieze O. Rouffaer, Sarah Van Praet, Michael Schaub, et al.From:Nature (Vol. 544, Issue 7650) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 20, 20176,294 words Report 1520LAuthor(s): Gwij Stegen [1]; Frank Pasmans [1]; Benedikt R. Schmidt [2, 3]; Lieze O. Rouffaer [1]; Sarah Van Praet [1]; Michael Schaub [4]; Stefano Canessa [1]; Arnaud Laudelout [5]; Thierry Kinet [5]; Connie Adriaensen...

• Germ Tube Mediated Invasion of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Amphibian Skin Is Host Dependent

  Authors:Pascale Van Rooij, An Martel, Katharina D'Herde, Melanie Brutyn, Siska Croubels, Richard Ducatelle, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 7, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  July 20, 20127,071 words Article 1400LBatrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is the causative agent of chytridiomycosis, a fungal skin disease in amphibians and driver of worldwide amphibian declines. We focussed on the early stages of infection by Bd in 3...

• Isolation of Burkholderia pseudomallei from a Pet Green Iguana, Belgium

  Authors:Tom Hellebuyck, Pierre Wattiau, Filip Boyen, Ilse Moeremans, Nancy H. Roosens, Kevin Vanneste, et al.From:Emerging Infectious Diseases (Vol. 24, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20181,778 words Report 1560LWe isolated Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis, from liver granulomas of a pet green iguana (Iguana iguana) in Belgium. This case highlights a risk for imported green iguanas acting as a...

• Cryptic diversity of a widespread global pathogen reveals expanded threats to amphibian conservation.

  Authors:Allison Q. Byrne, Vance T. Vredenburg, An Martel, Frank Pasmans, Rayna C. Bell, David C. Blackburn, et al.From:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States (Vol. 116, Issue 41) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 8, 20196,230 words Article 1430L

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• House Sparrows Do Not Constitute a Significant Salmonella Typhimurium Reservoir across Urban Gradients in Flanders, Belgium

  Authors:Lieze Oscar Rouffaer, Luc Lens, Roel Haesendonck, Aimeric Teyssier, Noraine Salleh Hudin, Diederik Strubbe, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 11, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 11, 20165,415 words Report 1620LIn recent decades major declines in urban house sparrow (Passer domesticus) populations have been observed in north-western European cities, whereas suburban and rural house sparrow populations have remained relatively...

• Host niche may determine disease-driven extinction risk

  Authors:Mark Blooi, Alexandra E. Laking, An Martel, Freddy Haesebrouck, Merlijn Jocque, Tom Brown, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 12, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  July 13, 20178,028 words Report 1590LThe fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) drives declines and extinctions in amphibian communities. However, not all regions and species are equally affected. Here, we show that association with amphibian...

• Designing screening protocols for amphibian disease that account for imperfect and variable capture rates of individuals

  Authors:Stefano Canessa, An Martel, and Frank PasmansFrom:Ecological Applications (Vol. 24, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

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• Expanding distribution of lethal amphibian fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans in Europe

  Authors:Annemarieke Spitzen-van der Sluijs, An Martel, Johan Asselberghs, Emma K. Bales, Wouter Beukema, Molly C. Bletz, et al.From:Emerging Infectious Diseases (Vol. 22, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  July 20161,633 words Report 1370LEmerging fungal diseases can drive amphibian species to local extinction. During 2010-2016, we examined 1,921 urodeles in 3 European countries. Presence of the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans at new...

• Instant killing of pathogenic chytrid fungi by disposable nitrile gloves prevents disease transmission between amphibians

  Authors:Valarie Thomas, Pascale Van Rooij, Celine Meerpoel, Gwij Stegen, Jella Wauters, Lynn Vanhaecke, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 15, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 29, 20208,758 words Report 1420LTo prevent transmission of the pathogenic chytrid fungi Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) and Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal), hygiene protocols prescribe the single use of disposable gloves for handling...

• Cats as a risk for transmission of antimicrobial drug-resistant Salmonella

  Authors:Filip Van Immerseel, Frank Pasmans, Jeroen De Buck, Ivan Rychlik, Helena Hradecka, Jean-Marc Collard, et al.From:Emerging Infectious Diseases (Vol. 10, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20043,189 words Article To determine whether cats were a risk for transmission of Salmonella to humans, we evaluated the excretion of Salmonella by pet cats. Rectal-swab specimens were taken from 278 healthy house cats, from 58 cats that died...

• Waterfowl: Potential Environmental Reservoirs of the Chytrid Fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

  Authors:An Garmyn, Pascale Van Rooij, Frank Pasmans, Tom Hellebuyck, Wim Van Den Broeck, Freddy Haesebrouck, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 7, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 13, 20123,700 words Article 1340LAuthor(s): An Garmyn 1 , * , Pascale Van Rooij 1 , Frank Pasmans 1 , Tom Hellebuyck 1 , Wim Van Den Broeck 2 , Freddy Haesebrouck 1 , An Martel 1 Introduction Last decades significant declines in amphibians have...

• Amphibian fungal panzootic causes catastrophic and ongoing loss of biodiversity

  Authors:Ben C. Scheele, Frank Pasmans, Lee F. Skerratt, Lee Berger, An Martel, Wouter Beukema, et al.From:Science (Vol. 363, Issue 6434) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 29, 20193,543 words Report 1580L

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• Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans sp. nov. causes lethal chytridiomycosis in amphibians

  Authors:An Martel, Annemarieke Spitzen-van der Sluijs, Mark Blooi, Wim Bert, Richard Ducatelle, Matthew C. Fisher, et al.From:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States (Vol. 110, Issue 38) Peer-Reviewed

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• Ranavirosis in invasive bullfrogs, Belgium

  Authors:Mojdeh Sharifian-Fard, Frank Pasmans, Connie Adriaensen, Sander Devisscher, Tim Adriaens, Gerald Louette, et al.From:Emerging Infectious Diseases (Vol. 17, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 2011794 words Letter to the editor 1390LTo the Editor: Massive global declines in amphibians have been attributed to various causes, including infectious diseases such as chytridiomycosis and ranavirosis. Chytridiomycosis and ranaviral disease are...

• Resistance to Chytridiomycosis in European Plethodontid Salamanders of the Genus Speleomantes

  Authors:Frank Pasmans, Pascale Van Rooij, Mark Blooi, Giulia Tessa, Serge Bogaerts, Giuseppe Sotgiu, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 8, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20, 20135,218 words Article 1610LAuthor(s): Frank Pasmans 1, Pascale Van Rooij 1,*, Mark Blooi 1, Giulia Tessa 2,3, Sergé Bogaerts 4, Giuseppe Sotgiu 3, Trenton W. J. Garner 5, Matthew C. Fisher 6, Benedikt R. Schmidt 7,8, Tonnie Woeltjes 9, Wouter...

• Environmental Determinants of Recent Endemism of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Infections in Amphibian Assemblages in the Absence of Disease Outbreaks

  Authors:ANNEMARIEKE SPITZEN-VAN DER SLUIJS, AN MARTEL, CASPAR A. HALLMANN, WILBERT BOSMAN, TRENTON W. J. GARNER, PASCALE VAN ROOIJ, et al.From:Conservation Biology (Vol. 28, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

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• The Impact of Deoxynivalenol on Pigeon Health: Occurrence in Feed, Toxicokinetics and Interaction with Salmonellosis

  Authors:Gunther Antonissen, Roel Haesendonck, Mathias Devreese, Nathan Broekaert, Elin Verbrugghe, Sarah De Saeger, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 11, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20, 20167,093 words Report 1430LSeed-based pigeon diets could be expected to result in exposure of pigeons to mycotoxins such as deoxynivalenol (DON). Ingestion of low to moderate contamination levels of DON may impair intestinal health, immune...

• The Mycotoxin Deoxynivalenol Predisposes for the Development of Clostridium perfringens-Induced Necrotic Enteritis in Broiler Chickens

  Authors:Gunther Antonissen, Filip Van Immerseel, Frank Pasmans, Richard Ducatelle, Freddy Haesebrouck, Leen Timbermont, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 9, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 30, 20146,575 words Article 1460LBoth mycotoxin contamination of feed and Clostridium perfringens-induced necrotic enteritis have an increasing global economic impact on poultry production. Especially the Fusarium mycotoxin deoxynivalenol (DON) is a...