Australia approves the world’s first chlamydia vaccine for koalas

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Sep 15, 2025, 5:42 am280 ptsTop
Australia’s veterinary medicine regulator has approved a vaccine to protect koalas from chlamydia, one of the leading causes of koala infertility and death. Researchers found the single-dose vaccine reduced mortality in wild koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) by at least 65%. In some cases, it even reversed…

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