The Tasmanian devil, a marsupial carnivore, is endangered because of the emergence of a
transmissible cancer known as devil facial tumor disease (DFTD). This fatal cancer is …

Until recently, cancer in wildlife was not considered to be a conservation concern. However,
with the identification of Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease, sea turtle …

Tasmanian devils have spawned two transmissible cancer lineages, named devil facial
tumor 1 (DFT1) and devil facial tumor 2 (DFT2). We investigated the genetic diversity and …

Clonally transmissible cancers are somatic cell lineages that are spread between
individuals via the transfer of living cancer cells. There are only three known naturally …

Summary The Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii), the largest marsupial carnivore, is
endangered due to a transmissible facial cancer spread by direct transfer of living cancer …

Monitoring the response of wild mammal populations to threatening processes is
fundamental to effective conservation management. This is especially true for infectious …

Primary neoplasms of the nervous system are relatively rare in most domestic animal
species with the exception of the dog and, to a lesser extent, the cat. Dogs and cats live …

Most pathogens threatening to cause extinction of a host species are maintained on one or
more reservoir hosts, in addition to the species that is threatened by disease. Further, most …

A fatal transmissible tumor spread between individuals by biting has emerged in the
Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii), a carnivorous marsupial. Here we provide genetic …

Invading infectious diseases can, in theory, lead to the extinction of host populations,
particularly if reservoir species are present or if disease transmission is frequency …