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	Devil facial tumour disease - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Devil facial tumour disease causes tumours to form in and around the mouth, interfering with feeding and eventually leading to death by starvation.
		Devil facial tumour disease (DFTD) is a fatal disease of the Tasmanian Devil.
		The DFTD cells have a similar karotype to cancer cells from canine transmissible venereal tumor, a cancer of dogs that is transmitted between animals by physical contact.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Devil_facial_tumour_disease (389 words)

	Tasmanian Devil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Since the late 1990s devil facial tumour disease has reduced the devil population significantly and now threatens the survival of the species, which may soon be listed as endangered.
		Two 'insurance' populations of disease-free devils are being established at an urban facility in the Hobart suburb of Taroona and on Maria Island off the east coast of Tasmania.
		The decline in devil numbers is also seen as an ecological problem, since its presence in the Tasmanian forest ecosystem is believed to have prevented the establishment of the Red Fox, illegally introduced to Tasmania in 2001.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tasmanian_Devil (2590 words)

	Disease could deal a deathblow to Tasmanian devil population \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		Within months, their mother developed devil facial tumor disease – a mysterious malady that in the last three years has killed nearly half of all the world's devils, marsupials that are found only in Tasmania.
		Devil facial tumor disease is grotesque; the mother of Rosie and her brothers died when tumors ballooned out of her face and neck, choking off her ability to eat.
		Devils got their name from early European settlers who heard spine-chilling screams in the night and thought that Satan was surely in the back yard.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20050615/news_1c15devils.html (781 words)

	AEGiS-AFP News: Australia-environment-devils: Disease threatening Tasmania's devils likened to HIV and SARS - ...
		Devil Facial Tumor Disease (DFTD) has nearly eliminated the marsupial predators from the eastern half of Tasmania and there are signs it is spreading to populations in the west, said Nick Mooney, a wildlife management officer with the island state's conservation department.
		Androo Kelly, who cares for and breeds devils at his Trowunna Wildlife Park in Mole Creek, said there is evidence DFTD may have always been around and that environmental factors may be responsible for the extent of the current epidemic.
		The disease has been most prevalent among older males and appears to be spread in part when devils "scrap", or bite each other around the mouth and face during group feeding, Kelly said.
	www.aegis.com /NEWS/AFP/2003/AF0310B4.html (894 words)

	Tasmanian Devil Tumor Disease Spreading - Nearly 50% Dead
		A facial tumour disease is continuing to ravage Tasmania's wild devils, with almost half of the devil population believed lost to the disease.
		Fears the disease is spreading have been realised, with 3 new cases discovered in the south of the state.
		The impact and distribution of Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease (DFTD) is being monitored in wild populations around the State.
	www.rense.com /general62/tasmaniandeviltumor.htm (1086 words)

	facial tumor : : RPResearch
		Facial Nerve, Intratemporal Tumors - Facial nerve tumors are rare neoplasms, and because of their scarcity, a delay is usually associated with their...
		Pain from an invasive facial tumor relieved by lumbar epidural morphine.
		Devil Facial Tumor Disease Devil Facial Tumor Disease is a fatal disease of the Tasmanian Devil.
	www.rpresearch.ca /?Second=facial+tumor&Top=Tumor (640 words)

	milkriverblog: ENV: Tasmanian Devils in decline
		Within months, their mother developed devil facial tumor disease - a mysterious malady that in the last three years has killed nearly half of all the world's devils, marsupials that are found only in Tasmania.
		Devil facial tumor disease is grotesque; the mother of Rosie and her brothers died when grotesque tumors ballooned out of her face and neck, choking off her ability to eat.
		Devils got their name from early European settlers who heard spine-chilling screams and thought that Satan was surely in the backyard.
	milkriver.blogspot.com /2005/05/env-tasmanian-devils-in-decline.html (1497 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Science/Nature \| Bites spread fatal 'devil' cancer
		Facial tumours that have killed thousands of Tasmanian devils could be spread by the animals biting each other during squabbles over carcasses.
		Devil facial tumor disease (DFTDA) was first documented by a wildlife photographer in 1996.
		A severely diseased devil is a grotesque sight: large tumours protrude from the face and neck, sometimes pushing out teeth and invading eye sockets.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/science/nature/4674446.stm (557 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Strange disease strikes wild Tasmanian devils
		Shortly after she died, the baby devils were found dangling from their mother's pouch, starving to death.
		The leading theory is that devil facial tumor disease is caused by a transmissible tumor cell, Pyecroft said.
		When another devil bit into the tumor, it was infected with tumor cells.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,600137873,00.html (418 words)

	DPIW - Disease Affecting Tasmanian Devils
		Devil Facial Tumour Disease is a term used to describe a fatal condition in Tasmanian devils which is characterised by the appearance of obvious facial cancers.
		This disease was first noticed in the north-east of Tasmania in the mid-1990s but has become more prevalent in recent times in other areas of the state.
		Although the current disease shouldn't lead to extinction, there is a concern that if the population is diminished and the introduced fox increases in number, it may be difficult for them to recover again.
	www.dpiw.tas.gov.au /inter.nsf/WebPages/LBUN-5QF86G?open (890 words)

	Tasmanian Devil
		Devil facial tumor disease causes tumours to form in and around the mouth, interfering with feeding and eventually leading to death by starvation.
		The cancer cells themselves are being investigated as the infective agent, with transmission of the disease suspected to occur by biting.
		The cancer, called Devil Facial Tumor Disease, causes contagious facial tumors and scientists estimate up to half the animals in the wild have been killed.
	www.paleorama.com /Disney-T/Tasmanian_Devil.php (2924 words)

	Sympathy For the Devil: Introduction
		The Tasmanian Devil is currently under threat from a disfiguring and potentially fatal cancer.
		The devil's bad press in the past is contributing to dificulties in gaining public support in saving the devils.
		This cancer known simply as the Devil Facial Tumor Disease (DFTD), causes large disfiguring facial tumors which eventually kill the Devils.
	www.webquest.org /questgarden/lessons/24457-060502194435 (174 words)

	ABC News: Report Suggests Cancer in Tasmanian Devils (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		In this undated handout photo from Tasmania's Department of Primary Industries, a healthy Tasmanian Devil which is unaffected from a deadly disease that is driving the carnivorous marsupial toward possible extinction.
		Researchers estimate the wild population has fallen from 140,000 in the 1990s to 80,000 due to devil facial tumor disease (DFTD), a mystery illness that creates grotesque tumors on the animals' snouts that lead to starvation within a year.
		The disease apparently began with a single sick devil, probably in the mid-1990s, that directly spread the cancer cells by biting rivals, which is natural devil behavior, she said.
	abcnews.go.com /Technology/wireStory?id=1573514 (447 words)

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		Tasmanian devils are dying from a devastating disease called Devil Facial Tumor Disease.
		Devil Facial Tumor Disease is a fatal condition in Tasmanian devils which is defined by the appearance of obvious facial cancers.
	lostparadise.blogdrive.com /comments?id=86 (984 words)

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	NPR : Cancer Could Wipe Out Tasmanian Devils
		The facial cancers are first noticed around the mouth as small lesions or lumps.
		Reaching an average size of 25 pounds, devils are capable of killing a rodent or bird, but they mostly prefer to scavenge from carcasses.
		Devils are known for their screeching cries, fl color and reputed bad temper.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=4513438 (435 words)

	Tasmanian Devils Decimated by Mystery Cancer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Devil Facial Tumour Disease causes cancers to appear first in and around the mouth before spreading down the neck and, sometimes, into the rest of the body.
		Sick devils also become emaciated, because the tumors interfere with eating, and many mothers lose their young.
		The lesions are caused by a mysterious, new disease that has claimed tens of thousands of devils.
	news.nationalgeographic.com /news/2005/03/0329_050329_tasmandevil.html (545 words)

	The Lycaeum Forums : In Tasmania, the Devil Now Faces Its Own Hell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Clyde, whose mother died of facial tumor disease, is in quarantine with eight other young Tasmanian devils as scientists struggle to contain the epidemic.
		In Tasmanian devils, tumors may be spread with biting.
		Meanwhile, Dr. Mooney's team is trapping devils islandwide to determine the extent of the epidemic.
	forums.lycaeum.org /cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=9&t=000792 (1860 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Devil Facial Tumor Disease
		Devil Facial Tumor Disease is a fatal disease of the Tasmanian Devil.
		It starts off as a series of lesions and sores in the mouth area, which become tumors that displace the normal anatomy, resulting in horrific disfigurements.
		The cancer cells are of neuroendorcine orgin, and are transmited when other Devils bite the wounds during fights.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Devil_Facial_Tumor_Disease (113 words)

	tumor-specific antigen - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		In a Pap smear, cells are removed from the cervical epithelium with a small plastic...
		Diseases of Animals : specific diseases: devil facial tumor disease
		In 2005 Tasmania’s minister of environment listed the Tasmanian devil as a threatened species because of an epidemic that began in the 1990s.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /tumor-specific+antigen.html (149 words)

	Dr. Andy: A cool disease with a cool name
		Devil facial tumor disease (DFTD)is, unfortunately, devastating the Tasmanian devil population.
		The article goes on to speculate that Tasmanian devils have only small differences in genes, perhaps due to a recent population "bottleneck" when there were only a few living devils that then expanded into a larger population.
		In addition, tumor cells often develop strategies to avoid detection by the immune system (more formally, mutations that prevent immune recognition are favored by increased survival in the mini-evolution of the tumor) and this tumor may have been particularly succesful at such invasion.
	doctorandy.blogspot.com /2005/05/cool-disease-with-cool-name.html (1726 words)

	Launceston Lakes
		Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD) is a term used to describe a fatal condition in Tasmanian Devils, which is characterised by the appearance of obvious facial cancers.
		It is important that we can at least diagnose the disease before any decisions are made to ensure we don’t assist its spread by moving animals that may be carrying the disease.
		The most recent investigations indicate the disease is present in Devil populations of the north, north-east, east-coast as far south as Lonnavale, the Midlands and as far west as Bronte Park.
	www.launcestonlakes.com /html/devil_disease.htm (698 words)

	Facial disease killing Tasmanian devils - Science and Technology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Scientists believe the facial tumor disease that has erased nearly one-third of Australia's Tasmanian devils over a decade may spread on contact.
		Pyecroft's team tested 81 diseased animals from all over Tasmania and found that their tumors were all essentially the same, New Scientist said.
		The devils, raccoon-like marsupials, develop tumors in the mouth, head or neck, growths that often spread to other parts of the body.
	science-technology.news-articles.net /stories/21C70.html (182 words)

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	Tasmanian Devils Suffer From Epidemic - Weekly News for June 10th to June 17th, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Researchers believe that Tasmanian Devils are at risk of extinction in the wild, due to an inexplicable disease.
		The disease, called devil facial tumor disease, has inflicted most of the devils inhabiting Tasmania.
		In the past three years, this mysterious disease has killed almost half of the world’s population of devils.
	www.kidsnewsroom.org /newsissues/061005/index.asp?page=Science (286 words)

	Tasmanian Business Information Centre - Careers - Properties - Vehicles - Tourist Information... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Recently a devil hit by a car near Cradle Mountain was diagnosed with the cancer.
		Keeping the western wilderness areas free of the disease is considered vital in controlling the fatal condition.
		Half of the world's population of the animal - which is endemic to Tasmania - has died from Devil Facial Tumor Disease, and in some areas 90% of adult devils are affected.
	www.can-tasmania.com /news.php (350 words)

	The Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumor Disease - Club Stogie Cigar Discussion Forum
		I get alot of people in the U.S. who want to know if they really exist...etc. They really do, and in fact the populations are declining rapidly due to the Tasmanian Devil Tumor Disease-it's a terrible disease and as far as I know, they really have no idea how it's caused.
		It's sad to hear the Tasmanian Devil is at risk.
		Even injured or filled with tumors, they are still a dangerous lilttle thing.
	www.clubstogie.com /vb/showthread.php?p=229696 (568 words)

	Devil facial tumour disease - QuickSeek Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Affected high-density populations suffer up to 100% mortality in 12–18 months.
		Final confirmation of this came when researcher Anne-Maree Pearse and colleagues found an infected animal that had a chromosomal abnormality in its nontumorous cells that did not appear in its tumour cells, proving that the tumour cells could not be descended from the animal's own cells.
		[1][2][3][4] Pearse believes that this may prove vital to the survival of the devils.
	dftd.quickseek.com (337 words)

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	JS Online:Mystery disease killing Tasmania's devils
		The fate of their species - Sarcophilus harrisii - may lie in what happens to them in the next 12 to 18 months.
		Moving at a rate of six to 10 miles a year, it is 100% fatal.
		Stephen Pyecroft is spearheading the government's investigation into what is causing the disease.
	www.jsonline.com /story/index.aspx?id=331272 (465 words)

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