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. 2006 Oct;4(10):e342.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040342.

To lose both would look like carelessness: Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease

Hamish McCallum  1 , Menna Jones
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To lose both would look like carelessness: Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease

Hamish McCallum et al. PLoS Biol. 2006 Oct.

Abstract

How can you manage an emerging disease threat--in this case, Tasmanian devil facial tumor disease--that poses a serious conservation threat, when so little is known about the disease?

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Figure 1. Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumour Disease
(Photo: Menna Jones)
Figure 2
Figure 2. A Decision Tree for the Management of Emerging Wildlife Disease, with Particular Reference to Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumour Disease
The relative thickness of arrows indicates the current likelihood of the given path representing the true situation. Probabilities determined by consensus of expert opinion at a recent technical workshop on DFTD [40] are shown in italics on the arrows. Colours represent the cost associated with the specified action, if it proves to be as a result of an incorrect decision. Red, high; yellow/orange, medium; green, low.
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