Detecting the Distribution of the Chytrid Fungus in the Philippines

In 2008, we detected the first case of Bd infection in an assemblage of frogs at two localities on the island of Luzon: on Mts. Palaypalay-Mataas Na Gulod in Cavite Province and on Mt. Labo in Camarines Norte Province. We subsequently found chytrid-positive frog populations from our surveys of other areas across the country. Here we summarize information on the status and distribution of this emerging infectious disease in the Philippines covering the period from 2004 to 2011.