Noosa News
Koala vaccine trial begins in Noosa
Noosa koalas will be involved in a landmark koala Chlamydia vaccination trial led by University of the Sunshine Coast professor Peter Timms and supported by the Noosa Biosphere Reserve Foundation.
The trial which is scheduled to commence June or July recently received $98,000 in funding through the Queensland Government Community Sustainability Action (CSA) grants, to be used for vaccine production, koala tracking platforms and wildlife hospital support to deliver the vaccines to koalas.
“Timing is subject to things like permits and vaccine production. We have received Animal Research Ethics approval from USC Australia and have engaged with CSIRO Manufacturing in Melbourne for the large-scale production of the…
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