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Ítem Cryptic disease-induced mortality may cause host extinction in an apparently stable host-parasite system(Proceedings of the Royal Society, 2017-09) Valenzuela-Sánchez, Andrés; Schmidt, Benedikt R.; Uribe-Rivera, David E.; Costas, Francisco; Cunningham, Andrew A.; Soto-Azat, ClaudioThe decline of wildlife populations due to emerging infectious disease often shows a common pattern: the parasite invades a naive host population, producing epidemic disease and a population decline, sometimes with extirpation. Some susceptible host populations can survive the epidemic phase and persist with endemic parasitic infection. Understanding host- parasite dynamics leading to persistence of the system is imperative to adequately inform conservation practice. Here we combine field data, statistical and mathematical modelling to explore the dynamics of the apparently stable Rhinoderma darwinii-Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) system. Our results indicate that Bd-induced population extirpation may occur even in the absence of epidemics and where parasite prevalence is relatively low. These empirical findings are consistent with previous theoretical predictions showing that highly pathogenic parasites are able to regulate host populations even at extremely low prevalence, highlighting that disease threats should be investigated as a cause of population declines even in the absence of an overt increase in mortality. © 2017 The Author(s) Published by the Royal Society. All rights reserved.Ítem High prevalence of chigger mite infection in a forest-specialist frog with evidence of parasite-related granulomatous myositis(Springer Verlag, 2018-05) Alvarado-Rybak, Mario; Valenzuela-Sánchez, Andrés; Cevidanes, Aitor; Peñafiel-Ricaurte, Alexandra; Uribe-Rivera, David E.; Flores, Edgardo; Cunningham, Andrew A.; Soto-Azat, ClaudioAmphibians are hosts for a wide variety of micro- and macro-parasites. Chigger mites from the Hannemania genus are known to infect a wide variety of amphibian species across the Americas. In Chile, three species (H. pattoni, H. gonzaleacunae and H. ortizi) have been described infecting native anurans; however, neither impacts nor the microscopic lesions associated with these parasites have been described. Here, we document 70% prevalence of chigger mite infection in Eupsophus roseus and absence of infection in Rhinoderma darwinii in the Nahuelbuta Range, Chile. Additionally, we describe the macroscopic and microscopic lesions produced by H. ortizi in one of these species, documenting previously undescribed lesions (granulomatous myositis) within the host’s musculature. These findings highlight that further research to better understand the impacts of chigger mite infection on amphibians is urgently required in Chile and elsewhere. © 2018, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.