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Published Date: June 24, 2026

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Contagious cancer likely crossed an ocean, triggering severe outbreak in Pacific Northwest clams

Researchers have identified a severe outbreak of a rare contagious cancer in soft-shell clams in Washington state's Puget Sound and found…

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Researchers have identified a severe outbreak of a rare contagious cancer in soft-shell clams in Washington state's Puget Sound and found evidence that the disease was recently introduced to the Pacific Northwest from Atlantic Coast populations.

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