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Single-Dose Vaccine Developed to Prevent Chlamydia in Koalas
The vaccine, requiring only one dose, decreased chlamydia-related mortality in wild koalas by at least 65%, potentially aiding recovery of populations threatened by disease and habitat loss.
- The Queensland government recently invested $100,000 to help register UniSC researchers' single-dose koala chlamydia vaccine, enabling potential national distribution.
- Chlamydia has driven the urgent need because it causes blindness and reproductive harm, killing half of wild koala populations in eastern Australia, while antibiotic treatment practices disrupt digestion and fail to prevent reinfection.
- Dr. Sam Phillips said: this study found the vaccine reduced the likelihood of koalas developing chlamydia symptoms during breeding age and decreased mortality by at least 65% in wild populations.
- Researchers behind the UniSC vaccine plan to seek major funding to deploy doses to wildlife hospitals, veterinary clinics, and koalas by the end of 2026.
- The approval follows conservation actions after NSW reserved 176,000 hectares for a Great Koala National Park and a logging halt on Sunday, with Professor Peter Timms stressing `There are less koalas today than there was yesterday`.
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