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- Devil_facial_tumour_disease abstract "Devil facial tumour disease (DFTD) is an aggressive non-viral transmissible parasitic cancer—which likely originated in Schwann cells—that affects Tasmanian devils. The first "official case" was described in 1996, in Australia. In the subsequent decade the disease ravaged Tasmania's wild devils, with estimates of decline ranging from 20% to as much as a 50% of the devil population, across over 65% of the state. Affected high-density populations suffer up to 100% mortality in 12–18 months. The disease has mainly been concentrated in Tasmania's eastern half. Visible signs of DFTD begin with lesions and lumps around the mouth. These develop into cancerous tumours that may spread from the face to the entire body. Once lesions first appear devils usually die within six months owing to organ failure, secondary infection, or metabolic starvation. The tumours interfere with feeding, and the affected animal may starve to death. Devil Facial Tumor Disease affects males and females equally. At present the population has dwindled by 70% since 1996. Numbers as of 2010, 80% of population is infected. The most plausible route of transmission is through biting, particularly, when canine teeth come into direct contact with the diseased cells. Other modes of transmission include, but are not limited to, the ingesting of an infected carcass or the sharing of food, both of which involve an allogeneic transfer of cells between unrelated individuals.Six females have been found with a partial immunity. Breeding in captivity has begun in an attempt to save the population.".
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- Devil_facial_tumour_disease wikiPageExternalLink Bode%20et%20al.%202009%20(Biological%20Conservation%20142,%201333-1339).pdf.
- Devil_facial_tumour_disease wikiPageExternalLink bradshaw_density_dependent_2005.pdf.
- Devil_facial_tumour_disease wikiPageExternalLink DFTD_DMS_Feb05a.pdf.
- Devil_facial_tumour_disease wikiPageExternalLink tas-state-party-report-feb10.pdf.
- Devil_facial_tumour_disease wikiPageExternalLink www.tassiedevil.com.au.
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- Devil_facial_tumour_disease subject Category:Clonally_transmissible_cancers.
- Devil_facial_tumour_disease subject Category:Types_of_animal_cancers.
- Devil_facial_tumour_disease type Abstraction100002137.
- Devil_facial_tumour_disease type Attribute100024264.
- Devil_facial_tumour_disease type Cancer114239918.
- Devil_facial_tumour_disease type ClonallyTransmissibleCancers.
- Devil_facial_tumour_disease type Condition113920835.
- Devil_facial_tumour_disease type Disease114070360.
- Devil_facial_tumour_disease type Growth114234074.
- Devil_facial_tumour_disease type IllHealth114052046.
- Devil_facial_tumour_disease type Illness114061805.
- Devil_facial_tumour_disease type Malignancy114237561.
- Devil_facial_tumour_disease type MalignantTumor114239425.
- Devil_facial_tumour_disease type PathologicalState114051917.
- Devil_facial_tumour_disease type PhysicalCondition114034177.
- Devil_facial_tumour_disease type State100024720.
- Devil_facial_tumour_disease type Tumor114235200.
- Devil_facial_tumour_disease comment "Devil facial tumour disease (DFTD) is an aggressive non-viral transmissible parasitic cancer—which likely originated in Schwann cells—that affects Tasmanian devils. The first "official case" was described in 1996, in Australia. In the subsequent decade the disease ravaged Tasmania's wild devils, with estimates of decline ranging from 20% to as much as a 50% of the devil population, across over 65% of the state. Affected high-density populations suffer up to 100% mortality in 12–18 months.".
- Devil_facial_tumour_disease label "DFTD".
- Devil_facial_tumour_disease label "Devil facial tumour disease".
- Devil_facial_tumour_disease label "Enfermedad de tumores faciales del demonio de Tasmania".
- Devil_facial_tumour_disease label "Tumor facial do diabo-da-tasmânia".
- Devil_facial_tumour_disease label "Tumore facciale del diavolo".
- Devil_facial_tumour_disease label "袋獾面部腫瘤病".
- Devil_facial_tumour_disease sameAs Ασθένεια_όγκων_προσώπου_των_δαιμόνων.
- Devil_facial_tumour_disease sameAs Enfermedad_de_tumores_faciales_del_demonio_de_Tasmania.
- Devil_facial_tumour_disease sameAs Tumore_facciale_del_diavolo.
- Devil_facial_tumour_disease sameAs DFTD.
- Devil_facial_tumour_disease sameAs Tumor_facial_do_diabo-da-tasmânia.
- Devil_facial_tumour_disease sameAs m.06b5dv.
- Devil_facial_tumour_disease sameAs Q2001911.
- Devil_facial_tumour_disease sameAs Q2001911.
- Devil_facial_tumour_disease sameAs Devil_facial_tumour_disease.
- Devil_facial_tumour_disease wasDerivedFrom Devil_facial_tumour_disease?oldid=601040412.
- Devil_facial_tumour_disease depiction Tasmanian_Devil_Facial_Tumour_Disease.png.
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