Dual epidemics threaten Australia’s koalas
Australia’s koala population has been hit hard by two rapidly spreading diseases: chlamydia and a retrovirus similar to HIV. Scientists are working to develop vaccines, while lay citizens help care for sick koalas. Biologists say the epidemics, combined with other threats like habitat loss, pose a serious threat to the species.
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