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Canine Transmissible Venereal Tumor

The ancient canine transmissible venereal tumor, how a cancer crossed continents, and what transmissible cancers reveal about disease ecology.

Indexed essay December 8, 2024 By Devin Teichrow scienceecologyveterinary medicinezoologyepidemiologybiology

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By Devin Teichrow. Published December 8, 2024.

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The ancient canine transmissible venereal tumor, how a cancer crossed continents, and what transmissible cancers reveal about disease ecology.

In the first installment of my “Devilish Diseases” series (https://vectorsofinquiry.substack.com/p/the-devils-burden) we looked at the series’ namesake, Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumor Disease (DFTD).

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