pathogen transmission

So about six years ago, I covered the B-sal scare, which when it does make it to North America, which is what I'm told it's when not if, could wipe out tons and tons of salamanders and one of the most biodiverse concentrations of salamanders in the world.

So can you talk about what kind of risks we're facing from a disease transmission perspective here?

When wildlife is imported, whether into the US or Europe, there are no controls on what Pathogens might be coming from the wild, from the forest or wherever that reptile or other animal came from.

And often those pathogens can wreak havoc, as you mentioned, with B-cell.

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