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Ponds and their toads cured of dreaded disease

Treating both the tadpoles and their habitat for Bd infection lets Spanish amphibians go wild again

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MEDICINE FOR MIDWIVES  Midwife toads on the island of Majorca have kicked the lethal Bd infection in the wild thanks to an experimental treatment.

Jaime Bosch

By Susan Milius

- More than 2 years ago

Doctoring whole ponds as well as the tadpoles living in them has turned a disease hot spot back into a healthy home for wild toads.