Emerging threat of ranavirus: prevalence, genetic diversity, and climatic drivers of Ranavirus (Iridoviridae) in ectothermic vertebrates of Asia

• Published in: Frontiers in veterinary science Vol. 10; p. 1291872
• Main Authors: Herath, Jayampathi, Sun, Dan, Ellepola, Gajaba, Subramaniam, Kuttichantran, Meegaskumbura, Madhava
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 2023
• Subjects: climatic niche; co-infection; introduced species; phylogenetic relationships; ranavirus; climatic niche; phylogenetic relationships; co-infection; ranavirus; introduced species

Ranavirus disease, caused by viruses within the genus ( ), is considered a globally emerging infectious disease linked to mass mortality events in both wild and cultured ectothermic vertebrates. Surveillance work is, however, limited in Asia hence prevalence and the dynamics of the disease remain po...