Development of an anti-Chlamydia vaccine for the koala

考拉是澳大利亚的主要标志之一，也是吸引游客的主要原因。然而，由于衣原体细菌，它患有使人衰弱的疾病，这可能导致严重的结膜炎，最终导致男女失明，女性发展无法治疗的囊肿，并可能成为不育。该项目将开发一种衣原体疫苗，用于动物园、保护区、考拉护理中心、搬迁计划中的健康和患病考拉，最终甚至可能用于野生种群。疫苗的发现也可能转移到其他动物身上，甚至可能有助于人类衣原体疫苗的开发。

The koala is one of Australia's main icons and a major drawcard for tourists. However, it suffers from debilitating disease due to the bacterium Chlamydia, which can lead to severe conjunctivitis, eventual blindness in both sexes, and the females develop untreatable cysts and can become infertile. This project will develop a Chlamydia vaccine to be administered to healthy and diseased koalas in zoos, sanctuaries, koala care centres, relocation programs and eventually perhaps even wild populations. The vaccine findings may also be transferable to other animals and may also even assist the development of a human Chlamydia vaccine.