Scientists find new weapon in fight against deadly amphibian fungus

Washing infected frogs in an anti-fungal drug bath reduced mortality rate and extended lifespan of population, and could buy valuable time to save species from extinction, research shows

Scientists have for the first time found a successful short-term treatment for amphibians infected with a deadly fungus in the wild.

Although the treatment would not save them from being reinfected and dying at a later date, it could "greatly extend" the time needed to save an amphibian population from extinction in the face of epidemic disease, according to the study led by scientists from the Zoological Society of London and published in the journal Biological Conservation.