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The most effective strategy involved sterilizing about 22% of adult female koalas each year in areas with the highest population densities rather than applying the approach across the entire region.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

She’s grateful that she had already secured a second job sterilizing medical equipment for 3,000 pesos a month at a nearby clinic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Because when doctors and dentists practiced universal precautions—like wearing gloves and properly sterilizing their equipment—there was almost no risk of HIV transmission.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2025

There was no scientific reason for sterilizing the mail just as there was none for quarantining patients.

From Salon • Aug. 9, 2023

“The cost of sterilizing them would be prohibitive,” Fowler added.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore