Gizmodo.com July 22, 2026 • 15:00

Scientists Discover the First-Ever Contagious Cancer in Fish - Gizmodo

By Ed Cara

Scientists Discover the First-Ever Contagious Cancer in Fish - Gizmodo

It's only the fourth known contagious cancer found in animals, but others may remain undetected.

A mysterious cluster of blackened skin lesions affecting catfish in New England turned out to have a stranger cause than anyone would have predicted: a contagious form of cancer.
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