World-first vaccine approved to save Koalas from Chlamydia

[curl-6]

SAguy said:

curl-6 said:

Australians:

Seriously though, Chlamydia is a bacteria that affects a wide range of animals, and apparently the strain affecting Koalas is most similar to one affecting sheep, so it may have infected them via livestock brought over by settlers:

https://www.science.org.au/curious/earth-environment/did-koalas-catch-killer-chlamydia-sheep

Reminds me of an old joke I used to hear

Q:What do you call a sheep tied to a pole in Australia?

A:A Playstation

Here in Aus we like to tease our neighbours in New Zealand about sheep; "what do you call a Kiwi with a lot of girlfriends? A shepherd."

On a more serious note, hopefully this does work, as Koala numbers have fallen by as much as 80% in the last two decades, with a 2020 report warning they may be extinct by 2050.