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AIDS-Like Virus New Threat To Koala

Posted by timothy on from the poor-fellas dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A virus that may weaken the immune system of koalas, similar to HIV in humans, is a new 'wild card' among threats facing the species and nearly all koalas in the Australian state of Queensland could already be infected."

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  1. Relax, koala-lovers by srussia · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The only HIV-like aspect of the virus is that it is a retrovirus. It may even be harmless. BTW, does anyone have data on the prevalence of non-HIV retroviruses in humans?

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