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What is the cure and prevention of chytridiomycosis?

Updated: 8/16/2019
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There is no official cure yet but scientists in New Zealand found that a simple bath in a solution containing the antibiotic Chloramphenicol eliminates the fungus effectively. This is unexpected since antibiotics of this kind do not have activity against fungus. See:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7067613.stm

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