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Australia Approves First Koala Chlamydia Vaccine for Field Use
The single-dose vaccine reduces koala mortality from chlamydia by at least 65%, addressing a key threat that causes up to half of deaths in wild populations, researchers said.
- A nationwide rollout of a single-dose chlamydia vaccine for koalas has been approved by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority after over a decade of research by the University of the Sunshine Coast .
- Chlamydia is a leading threat to koalas, causing severe health issues and significant population decline, with fewer than 16,000 koalas remaining in South East Queensland as of 2022.
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Great News, Everyone. There’s Finally a Chlamydia Vaccine for Koalas.
One of the funniest (and saddest) animal facts you can learn is that those cuddly, tree-dwelling, eucalyptus leaf-munching koalas are actually fuzzy little magnets for chlamydia. The STD rips through koala populations like wildfire—or at least it used to. An Australian university has developed a chlamydia vaccine specifically for koalas that might save the species. The University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC), located in Queensland, Australia, h…
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