4. Disease Threat: Chlamydia visual symptoms include a wet and/or stained rump and/or crusty, red or weepy eyes. Chlamydia is spread during mating and also from mum to joey during rearing. Solution: Chlamydia is fatal if left untreated in koalas in our region. Early assessment and treatment of chlamydia has a much higher chance of successful rehabilitation and release than more advanced disease cases. Report all diseased koala sightings immediately to the Wildlife Rescue contacts listed at the rear of this booklet. Koala health assessment is usually undertaken using zoom photography, so if you have the ability to take close up shots of the eyes/face and backsides of any koalas sighted, please send it to a wildlife koala health assessor (Refer to the rear of this booklet for contacts). 16 Wet or stained rumps Crusty, red or weepy eyes Wet or stained rumps Crusty, red or weepy eyes
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