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Koalas to Be Vaccinated Against Deadly Chlamydia in World First
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.
- University of the Sunshine Coast scientists developed a single-dose vaccine against the deadly chlamydia disease decimating wild koala populations across eastern Australia.
- The vaccine reduced the likelihood of koalas developing chlamydia symptoms during breeding age and decreased mortality from the disease by at least 65% in wild populations.
- Chlamydia accounts for as many as half of all wild koala deaths, and infected koalas treated with antibiotics often die from starvation after killing gut bacteria needed to digest eucalyptus leaves.
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Koalas to be vaccinated against deadly chlamydia in world first | News Channel 3-12
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN A vaccine used to treat chlamydia in Australia’s koala population has been approved for rollout, in a world-first project. Researchers from the University of the Sunshine Coast spent more than 10 years developing a single-dose vaccine to protect the famed Australian marsupial from the effects of chlamydia, which include urinary tract infections, infertility, blindness and death, the university said in a statement Wednesday. …
The vaccine for the koalas against chlamydia could make a decisive difference, experts say. Especially practical: the vaccine should work with only one dose.
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