- The disease is affecting koalas in epidemic proportions. Wild populations demonstrate a 100% rate of infection, which leads to infertility, bladder inflammation, blindness, and even death. Antibiotic treatment could create problems for the marsupials, especially for gut microbes, making it difficult for them to digest the eucalyptus leaves that make up their daily diet. This has been a known problem for decades, but it was unclear why koalas were so vulnerable to chlamydia. Scientists now suspect that a virus similar to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the reason. Koalas infected with koala retrovirus B are prone to chlamydia infections and also to developing symptoms such as infections in their urinary and reproductive tracts, conjunctivitis, and cancers. Adult koalas can catch chlamydia through sexual transmission, just like humans. Young koalas can also become infected by eating a nutritious type of feces excreted by mothers infected with chlamydia.

- Koalas are asocial animals, spending no more than 15 minutes a day on social behaviors. Their breeding season is approximately from September to February. They are not monogamous, but they are not promiscuous either. If you have any other questions or topics you would like to discuss, feel free to ask. I am here to help you.
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