Emerging Infectious Diseases · Published 2026-06-25 · DOI 10.3201/eid3207.251271
Philipp Böning, Stefan Lötters, Vojtech Baláž, Wouter Beukema, Jaime Bosch, Salvador Carranza, Andrew A. Cunningham, Jesse Erens, Matthew C. Fisher, Trenton W.J. Garner, Maarten J. Gilbert, Florian Glaser, Christian Gortazar, Elena Grasselli, Matthew J. Gray, Daniel Fernández-Guiberteau, Thierry Kinet, Rok Kostanjšek, David Lastra González, Arnaud Laudelout, An Martel, Albert Martínez-Silvestre, Claude Miaud, Maciej Pabijan, Amadeus Plewnia, Doris Preininger, Riinu Rannap, Sebastiano Salvidio, Maximilian Schweinsberg, Annemarieke Spitzen-van der Sluijs, Raf Stassen, Ilias Strachinis, Barbora Thumsová, Jonas Virgo, Jiří Vojar, Michael Veith, Frank Pasmans
Emerging infectious diseases are one of the biggest challenges in a globalized world. To date, resources have been allocated to prevent and control the spread of zoonotic and livestock pathogens. We argue that, in line with the One Health approach, equitable efforts, financial resources, attention, and coordination are required for wildlife-only pathogens to halt biodiversity loss. Deploying the amphibian fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans as a model, we demonstrate the unbalanced efforts among countries in Europe regarding surveillance, disease response, prevention, public outreach, and research. We compare investments with B. salamandrivorans–free countries such as the United States, concluding that structural resources are urgently needed to curb the effects of this fungus within Europe and beyond. We encourage dialogue among authorities, researchers, and stakeholders and propose a coordinated European Union–level program of €6–10 million over 5–7 years to implement B. salamandrivorans action plans and define structural funding requirements for future wildlife disease mitigation.
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Böning, P., Lötters, S., Baláž, V., et al. (2026). Inconsistent Strategies to Mitigate the Effects of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans , Europe. Emerging Infectious Diseases. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3207.251271