The Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP), formerly known as the Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL), in Geelong, Victoria, Australia is a high security laboratory, run by the CSIRO for exotic animal disease diagnosis and research. The lab is one of four Biosafety Level-4 labs in the country.
It opened in 1985 costing $185 million, built on Corio Oval.[1]
In November 2012 it delivered an experimental vaccine to help protect horses against the deadly Hendra virus.[2]
- ^ "CSIRO: Geelong - Australian Animal Health Laboratory".
- ^ Andrew Warren (1 November 2012). "Vaccine arrives to boost the frontline fight against Hendra virus « News @ CSIRO". Archived from the original on 2 November 2012.