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  • Updated 08:00 PM EST, Thu February, 2019

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''Huge'' step forward with devil cancer vaccine

The long battle to save the Tasmanian devil from its deadly facial cancer is set to pass a vital milestone, with the first release into the wild of immunised animals.

The 19 captive-bred devils have all responded to a trial vaccine developed by a team at the Menzies Institute for Medical Research in Hobart, who have been fighting the disease for nearly a decade.

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