Table 2.
Chlamydial disease prevalence reported between 2012 and 2019 in Australian koalas.
| State | Region | No. Koalas | No. chlamydial disease (%) | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QLD | Brisbane | 62 | 44 (71%) | Palmieri et al. 2019 | Males only, Moggill Koala Hospital |
| Moreton Bay | 160 | 44 (28%) | Nyari et al. 2017 | ||
| SEQLD | 250 | 65 (29%) | Hulse et al. 2019 | Males only | |
| SEQLD | 20250** | 21619 (52%) | Gonzalez-Astudillo et al. 2017 | Moggill Koala Hospital records from 1997–2013 | |
| SEQLD | 519 | 304 (59%) | Gonzalez-Astudillo et al. 2019 | Moggill Koala Hospital, Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Hospital, and Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital, records from 2013–2016 | |
| NSW | Port Macquarie | 3781*** | 771 (20%) | Griffith et al. 2013 | Port Macquarie koala hospital records 1975–2004 |
| VIC | French Island | 64 | 28 (44%) | Patterson et al. 2015 | Disease was observed wet bottom |
| Mt Eccles national park | 120 | 46 (38%) | Patterson et al. 2015 | Disease was observed wet bottom | |
| Raymond Island | 104 | 45 (44%) | Patterson et al. 2015 | Disease was observed wet bottom | |
| SA | Adelaide | 85 | 10 (12%) | Speight et al. 2018 | Survey of deceased koalas at Veterinary School |
| Kangaroo Island | 170 | 0 (0%) | Fabijan et al. 2019a | 12 koalas (7%) had ocular clinical scores of 1 (very mild) | |
| Mount Lofty | 75 | 3 (4%) | Fabijan et al. 2019a | All three cases were severe disease | |
| Mount Lofty (+ Eyre Peninsula) | 65 | 41 (63%) | Speight et al. 2016 |
**41 606 aetiologies determined from 20 250 koalas from Moggill koala hospital records from 1997 to 2013, with Chlamydia infection being the most common; ***Port Macquarie koala hospital records 1975–2004, with chlamydiosis being the second most common aetiology.