Izilwanyana eziphila emanzini nasemanzini zezona zilwanyana zisengozini enkulu emhlabeni; ama-41 ekhulwini eentlobo zezilwanyana zithathwa njengezisengozini. Kwiindawo eziphakamileyo zaseMbindini naseMzantsi Melika, isikhunta esibulalayo sitshabalalise inxalenye enkulu yezilwanyana zasemanzini ezazikhe zahluka-hluka. Kodwa eSierra Nevada de Santa Marta, uluhlu lweentaba oluzimeleyo kumantla eColombia, izilwanyana zasemanzini zisachuma, kuquka ubuncinane iintlobo ezingama-48, ezingama-25 kuzo ezingafumaneki kwenye indawo. Uphando olutsha oluvela kwiYunivesithi yaseGhent naseTrier ngoku lubonisa ukuba esi sisongelo sisondelelene kakhulu.
Emva kokuhlola amasele angaphezu kwama-2.000, iitoti, kunye neesalamander, abaphandi abazange bafumane bungqina befungus ebulalayo kulo mmandla. Nangona kunjalo, bafumanise uhlobo oluyingozi kakhulu lwesifo olumalunga neekhilomitha ezingama-20 ukusuka apho. Iindawo ezifudumeleyo nezomileyo zisenokuba ngumqobo wendalo oye wagcina le fungus ikude ukuza kuthi ga ngoku. Olu phononongo lubonisa, nangona kunjalo, ukuba ezinye zeentlobo zezilwanyana ezihlala emanzini zalo mmandla zisengozini enkulu yosulelo. Ukuvela kwefungus ke ngoko kusenokwenzeka ukuba kukhokelele ekunciphiseni okukhulu kwabemi bazo, njengoko kuye kwabonwa kwezinye iindawo.
Ngokutsho kweGhent University, ezi ziphumo zinika ithuba elingaqhelekanga lokukhusela inani lezilwanyana eziphila emanzini angaphandle ezisempilweni kwisifo esibulalayo. Abaphandi balumkisa ukuba izixhobo, izinto, okanye izilwanyana eziphila emanzini angaphandle ezingcolisiweyo zinokuthwala ifungus ngaphaya komqobo wendalo. Ukuthintela ukungena kwayo ke ngoko kufuneka kube yinto ephambili ekugcinweni kwendalo. Ababhali bafuna amanyathelo angqongqo okhuseleko lwezinto eziphilayo, ukujonga rhoqo izifo, kunye nokukhuselwa ngokukhawuleza kweentlobo ezithile ezisengozini.
