| aspects of the epidemiology of chlamydia psittaci infection in a population of koalas (phascolarctos cinereus) in southeastern queensland, australia. | a population of free-ranging koalas in southeastern queensland was examined to determine the prevalence of chlamydia psittaci infections. although c. psittaci was isolated from 46 of 65 (71%) koalas studied, only six (9%) of these had clinical signs of disease. most adult females (82%) had back or pouch young present even though 67% of them were infected. there were no significant correlations between age, sex or site of sampling (urogenital versus conjunctival tissues) and the isolation of c. p ... | 1988 | 3373633 |