Species data

Common names

Name:

Bull frog

Family:

Frogs

Name:

Frogs and toads

Latin names

Name:

Rana catesbeiana

Family:

Ranidae

Name:

Anura

Diseases affected

Disease name	Occurance	Reference
Infection with Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis	Experimental demonstration	Mortality of American bullfrog tadpoles Lithobates catesbeianus infected by Gyrodactylus jennyae and experimentally exposed to Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis.
Infection with Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis	Unknown	The emerging amphibian pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis globally infects introduced populations of the North American bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana.
Infection with Ranavirus	Experimental demonstration	Detection and molecular characterization of Frog virus 3 in bullfrogs from frog farms in Brazil
Infection with Ranavirus	Natural occurrence	Detection and molecular characterization of Frog virus 3 in bullfrogs from frog farms in Brazil Detection of Ranavirus by PCR and in situ hybridization in the American bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) in Taiwan Discovery of Wild Amphibians Infected with Ranavirus in Brazil
Infection with Ranavirus	Experimental demonstration	Genome analysis of Ranavirus frog virus 3 isolated from American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) in South America
Infection with Ranavirus	Unknown	Infection with ranavirus, Chinese Taipei (Immediate notification, 10/04/14)
Infection with Ranavirus	Natural occurrence	Infection with Ranavirus, Chinese Taipei [Immediate notification 09/09/2021 (Final Report)] Pathogen risk analysis for wild amphibian populations following the first report of a Ranavirus outbreak in farmed American Bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus) from Northern Mexico Pathogen Risk Analysis for Wild Amphibian Populations Following the First Report of a Ranavirus Outbreak in Farmed American Bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus) from Northern Mexico Pathogen Risk Analysis for Wild Amphibian Populations Following the First Report of a Ranavirus Outbreak in Farmed American Bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus) from Northern Mexico Prevalence of Ranavirus Infection in Three Anuran Species across South Korea Ranavirus - Chinese Taipei Ranavirus infection dynamics and shedding in American bullfrogs: consequences for spread and detection in trade

Countries affected

Country	Reference
Brazil	Detection and molecular characterization of Frog virus 3 in bullfrogs from frog farms in Brazil Detection and molecular characterization of Frog virus 3 in bullfrogs from frog farms in Brazil Discovery of Wild Amphibians Infected with Ranavirus in Brazil
Japan	Spontaneous oral chytridiomycosis in wild bullfrog tadpoles in Japan
Korea, Republic of	Prevalence of Ranavirus Infection in Three Anuran Species across South Korea
Mexico	Pathogen risk analysis for wild amphibian populations following the first report of a Ranavirus outbreak in farmed American Bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus) from Northern Mexico Pathogen Risk Analysis for Wild Amphibian Populations Following the First Report of a Ranavirus Outbreak in Farmed American Bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus) from Northern Mexico
Taipei China	Infection with ranavirus, Chinese Taipei (Immediate notification, 10/04/14) Infection with Ranavirus, Chinese Taipei [Immediate notification 09/09/2021 (Final Report)] Ranavirus - Chinese Taipei
Taiwan	Detection of Ranavirus by PCR and in situ hybridization in the American bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) in Taiwan
United States of America	Infection with ranavirus
Uruguay	Current status of American bullfrog, Lithobates catesbeianus, invasion in Uruguay and exploration of chytrid infection
Venezuela	Presence of an emerging pathogen of amphibians in introduced bullfrogs Rana catesbeiana in Venezuela.

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