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Advancements in noninvasive koala monitoring through combining Chlamydia detection with a targeted koala genotyping assay.
Scientific reports - 5 Dec 2024
Premachandra H K A, Piza-Roca Carme, Casteriano Andrea, Higgins Damien P, Hohwieler Katrin, Powell Daniel, Cristescu Romane H
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Wildlife diseases are major players in local and global extinctions. Effective disease surveillance, management and conservation strategies require accurate estimates of pathogen prevalence. Yet pathogen detection in wild animals remains challenging. Current gold standards often require samples collected through veterinary examination, but this method is costly, intensive, invasive, and requires specialised staff...
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