Old but Good: UK Press: Frog killer fungus 'breakthrough'

[John]

BBC News, London, UK, Oct. 30th, 2007: Frog killer fungus 'breakthrough'

New Zealand scientists have found what appears to be a cure for the disease that is responsible for wiping out many of the world's frog populations.

Chloramphenicol, currently used as an eye ointment for humans, may be a lifesaver for the amphibians, they say.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7067613.stm