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Koala Retrovirus and Conservation Disease

How koala retrovirus, habitat loss, climate stress, and infectious disease combine into a conservation and evolutionary health problem.

Indexed essay December 24, 2024 By Devin Teichrow infectious diseaseecologyvirologyzoologyepidemiologybiology

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By Devin Teichrow. Published December 24, 2024.

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How koala retrovirus, habitat loss, climate stress, and infectious disease combine into a conservation and evolutionary health problem.

Koalas, the beloved marsupial from Australia, are facing threats to their existence on multiple fronts: habitat loss, climate change, and disease.

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