Australia jabs koalas against chlamydia

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Australia is rolling out a chlamydia vaccination programme for koalas in the country. Some 400 bears will be jabbed as part of a trial, and researchers told Reuters that they hope the vaccine will help the animals survive longer as a species. Although the disease is often sexually transmitted, it can be transmitted from mothers to their babies as well.

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