Great news for koalas in Australia: a new chlamydia vaccine has officially been approved by Australia’s Veterinary Medicine Regulator (yay!). The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

Developed over more than a decade at the University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) as part of a global collaborative effort, the vaccine is designed to protect the tree huggers from chlamydia, a bacterial infection that’s been devastating their populations for decades. Chlamydia spreads rapidly among wild populations, causing painful urinary tract infections , infertility, blindness, and even death. But now, a breakthrough single-dose vaccine could turn the tide for the species.

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