Freshwater cancer hops hosts: transmissible melanoma found in brown bullhead catfish
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Researchers report that melanoma in brown bullhead catfish from Lake Memphremagog is a transmissible cancer—the cancer cells spread between fish—marking the first known freshwater transmissible cancer and the fourth in animals; transmission routes are not yet confirmed, the spread has raised conservation concerns, and there is no evidence it can infect humans.
Topics:health#brown-bullhead-catfish#conservation#lake-memphremagog#melanoma#science#transmissible-cancer
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