In Korea, a serious amphibian disease caused by the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) has been reported from historical samples collected in the 1900s. In this study, we continue to evaluate the current prevalence of chytridiomycosis in the Korean Peninsula and we include imported frogs from America to our analysis. Non-invasive skin swabs were taken from 275 apparently healthy frogs, and Bd was detected in five free living frogs by the nested PCR protocol consisting of two species: Bombina orientalis and Rana catesbeiana, from Gyeongnam and Cheonbuk provinces. These frogs comprised about 2% of the total number of free living samples. This study might be useful for understanding amphibian chytridiomycosis in Korea.

• Suk Kim(Institute of Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) Corresponding Author
• Lauren Togonon Arayan(Institute of Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University)
• Tran Xuan Ngoc Huy(Institute of Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University)
• Alisha Wehdnesday Bernardo Reyes(Institute of Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University)
• Huynh Tan Hop(Institute of Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University)
• Byoung Youl Cho(Quarantine and Inspection Division, National Fishery Products Quality Management Service)
• Jae Bum Cho(Quarantine and Inspection Division, National Fishery Products Quality Management Service)
• Jin Ha Yu(Quarantine and Inspection Division, National Fishery Products Quality Management Service)
• Son Il Pak(College of Veterinary Medicine, Gangwon National University)