The fungus that killed frogs - and led to a surge in malaria

How an amphibian apocalypse led to a surge in Malaria. In the early 1990s, a global fungal pandemic wiped out crucial pest-controlling amphibians resulting in the greatest loss of biodiversity attributable to any disease. With another similar pathogen on the way, Maryn McKenna explains how it resulted in a mosquito population boom and a surge in human malaria cases lasting years.