Australia approves chlamydia vaccine for koalas

Australia approves vaccine for chlamydia in koalas. Researchers are attempting to control a sexually transmitted disease responsible for about half of all deaths of the fluffy marsupials in the wild. The vaccine was approved by Australian regulators on Wednesday, after scientists at the University of Sunshine Coast had been testing it for ten years. The single-dose shot can be rolled out nationally. It reduces the likelihood of the herbivores developing chlamydia during breeding age and decreases deaths in wild populations by at least 65%. Antibiotics were previously the only treatment for the chlamydia-ridden tree-dwellers, but they disrupted their digestive abilities and did not protect against future infections.

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