Assessing the significance of endemic disease in conservation-koalas, chlamydia, and koala retrovirus as a case study

Koala retrovirus genotyping analyses reveal a low prevalence of KoRV-A in Victorian koalas and an association with clinical disease

(2017) Alistair R Legione et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Time-delayed influence of urban landscape change on the susceptibility of koalas to chlamydiosis

(2017) Clive McAlpine et al.   LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

Stress hormones predict a host superspreader phenotype in the West Nile virus system

(2017) Stephanie S. Gervasi et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Infection with koala retrovirus subgroup B (KoRV-B), but not KoRV-A, is associated with chlamydial disease in free-ranging koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus)

(2017) Courtney A. Waugh et al.   Scientific Reports

Phylogenetic Diversity of Koala Retrovirus within a Wild Koala Population

(2016) K. J. Chappell et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

A Prototype Recombinant-Protein Based Chlamydia pecorum Vaccine Results in Reduced Chlamydial Burden and Less Clinical Disease in Free-Ranging Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus)

(2016) Courtney Waugh et al.   PLoS One

Altered Immune Cytokine Expression Associated with KoRV B Infection and Season in Captive Koalas

(2016) Iona E. Maher et al.   PLoS One

Conserving koalas: A review of the contrasting regional trends, outlooks and policy challenges

(2015) Clive McAlpine et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Context-dependent conservation responses to emerging wildlife diseases

(2015) Kate E Langwig et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Culture-Independent Genome Sequencing of Clinical Samples Reveals an Unexpected Heterogeneity of Infections by Chlamydia pecorum

(2015) Nathan L. Bachmann et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

THE PARADOX OF EUTHANIZING KOALAS (PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS) TO SAVE POPULATIONS FROM ELIMINATION

(2015) David P. Wilson et al.   JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES

Models for managing wildlife disease

(2015) HAMISH McCALLUM   PARASITOLOGY

A mucosal vaccine against Chlamydia trachomatis generates two waves of protective memory T cells

(2015) G. Stary et al.   SCIENCE

Comparison of subcutaneous versus intranasal immunization of male koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) for induction of mucosal and systemic immunity against Chlamydia pecorum

(2015) Courtney A. Waugh et al.   VACCINE

Proliferation of Endogenous Retroviruses in the Early Stages of a Host Germ Line Invasion

(2014) Yasuko Ishida et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

A Few Large Roads or Many Small Ones? How to Accommodate Growth in Vehicle Numbers to Minimise Impacts on Wildlife

(2014) Jonathan R. Rhodes et al.   PLoS One

Ecological dynamics of emerging bat virus spillover

(2014) R. K. Plowright et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

A 5-year Chlamydia vaccination programme could reverse disease-related koala population decline: Predictions from a mathematical model using field data

(2014) Andrew P. Craig et al.   VACCINE

Towards a safe and effective chlamydial vaccine: Lessons from the eye

(2014) David C.W. Mabey et al.   VACCINE

Genetic diversity in natural and introduced island populations of koalas in Queensland

(2013) Kristen E. Lee et al.   AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Preliminary study of faecal cortisol and corticosterone as an index of acute cortisol secretion in the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)

(2013) SD Johnston et al.   AUSTRALIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL

Non-invasive evaluation of physiological stress in an iconic Australian marsupial: The Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)

(2013) Edward J. Narayan et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Taming wildlife disease: bridging the gap between science and management

(2013) Maxwell B. Joseph et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Detection of a Novel Gammaherpesvirus in Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus)

(2013) P. Vaz et al.   JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES

A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF ADMISSION TRENDS OF KOALAS TO A REHABILITATION FACILITY OVER 30 YEARS

(2013) Joanna E. Griffith et al.   JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES

An exogenous retrovirus isolated from koalas with malignant neoplasias in a US zoo

(2013) W. Xu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Koala retroviruses: characterization and impact on the life of koalas

(2013) Joachim Denner et al.   Retrovirology

Recent advances in understanding the biology, epidemiology and control of chlamydial infections in koalas

(2013) Adam Polkinghorne et al.   VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY

Prevalence of koala retrovirus in geographically diverse populations in Australia

(2012) GS Simmons et al.   AUSTRALIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL

Variation with Land Use of Immune Function and Prevalence of Avian Pox in Galapagos Finches

(2012) Maxine Zylberberg et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Biting injuries and transmission of Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease

(2012) Rodrigo K. Hamede et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

One Hundred Twenty Years of Koala Retrovirus Evolution Determined from Museum Skins

(2012) M. C. Avila-Arcos et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Using quantitative polymerase chain reaction to correlate Chlamydia pecorum infectious load with ocular, urinary and reproductive tract disease in the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)

(2011) C Wan et al.   AUSTRALIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL

Using integrated population modelling to quantify the implications of multiple threatening processes for a rapidly declining population

(2011) Jonathan R. Rhodes et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Vaccination strategies to conserve the endangered African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)

(2011) K.C. Prager et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

The potential impact of native Australian trypanosome infections on the health of koalas ( Phascolarctos cinereus)

(2011) L. M. McINNES et al.   PARASITOLOGY

Drought-driven change in wildlife distribution and numbers: a case study of koalas in south west Queensland

(2011) Leonie Seabrook et al.   WILDLIFE RESEARCH

Comparison of koala LPCoLN and human strains of Chlamydia pneumoniae highlights extended genetic diversity in the species

(2010) Candice M Mitchell et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Pathogenesis of Genital Tract Disease Due toChlamydia trachomatis

(2010) Toni Darville et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Monitoring does not always count

(2010) Eve McDonald-Madden et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

The ecology and impact of chytridiomycosis: an emerging disease of amphibians

(2009) A. Marm Kilpatrick et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease: lessons for conservation biology

(2008) Hamish McCallum   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION