Koalas: Vaccination trial to reduce chlamydia threat begins
Shano was the first of 200 koalas to receive a chlamydia vaccine that may help curb an epidemic that is ravaging koala populations across Australia
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Shano was the first of 200 koalas to receive a chlamydia vaccine that may help curb an epidemic that is ravaging koala populations across Australia
Hundreds of Australian koalas will be vaccinated against chlamydia as part of a trial that researchers say they hope could play a significant role in the longer-term survival of the animals.
Hundreds of Australian koalas will be vaccinated against chlamydia as part of a trial that researchers say they hope could play a significant role in the longer-term survival of the animals.
Australia's koala population is getting a shot in the arm - quite literally. About 400 koalas will be vaccinated against chlamydia as part of a trial which researchers say could play a significant role in the longer-term survival of Australia's native animals. Peter Timms is a Professor of Microbiology at the University of the Sunshine Coast, which is leading the trial that began on Friday (October 15). ''So the animals will come in, they'll go through their normal treatment processes and when just the day before they're ready to be released back into the wild, th...
Hundreds of Australian koalas will be vaccinated against chlamydia as part of a trial that researchers say they hope could play a significant role in the longer-term survival of the animals.