Animals and Transmissible Cancers: Evidence Grows

Rickettsial diseases of animals transmissible to children.

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Diseases of animals transmissible to man.

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The evolutionary ecology of transmissible cancers.

Transmissible tumours, while rare, present a fascinating opportunity to examine the evolutionary dynamics of cancer as both an infectious agent and an exotic, invasive species. Only three naturally-occurring transmissible cancers have been observed so far in the wild: Tasmanian devil facial tumour diseases, canine transmissible venereal tumour, and clam leukaemia. Here, we define four condition...

Diagnosis of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies in animals: a review.

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) in animals include, among others, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), scrapie, chronic wasting disease, and atypical forms of prion diseases. Diagnosis of TSEs is based on identification of characteristic lesions or on detection of the abnormal prion proteins in tissues, often by use of their partial proteinase K resistance property. Correctl...

Zoonoses: Infectious Diseases Transmissible From Animals to Humans, Fourth Edition.