Results
A total of 1230 individuals including 1195 wild individuals and 95 captivities (0% prevalence, 95% CI of 0.00%-0.31%; Table 1), representing 38 amphibian species, were sampled during the study. The thirty-six water bodies sampled were from artificial lakes, natural pools, and slow flow streams (Fig. 1A). However, Bsal was not detected in any of the sampled individuals or water bodies.
Table 1 Individual numbers and amphibian species detected in this study in Guangxi Region. Bold fonts represent species which have been recorded positive to Bd infection in previous studies from other regions (Bai et al., 2012; Gaertner et al., 2011; Sun et al., 2023; Wang et al., 2018; Zhu et al., 2014) ; denote samples collected in captivity including a pet market and three frog farms.