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ZAHP is excited to announce the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) Preparedness and Response Exercise, created in collaboration with 4th-year DVM/MPH students Myra Brooks, Corrin Markey, and Corwin Martin of Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine. In 2020, ZAHP partnered with […]
Read MoreIn October 2015 USDA APHIS partnered with the ZAHP Fusion Center to hold an internet based tabletop exercise designed to test the updated Concept of Operations Plan for responding to HPAI at a zoological facility. The exercise brought representatives from […]
Read MoreHeld as part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Mid-year Meeting, the ZAHP Fusion Center worked with the AZA Safety Committee to present on two topics at this year’s Safety Summit: active shooter scenarios, and flooding events. A […]
Read MoreThis update includes a debrief on a hazardous materials tabletop that recently took place at a zoo including links to resources and materials that can assist other facilities concerned about that threat. Information for free virtual trainings from the […]
Read MoreThe first “Flu at the Zoo” initiative was a unique opportunity to assess preparedness for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in AZA institutions in the Midwest. Flu at the Zoo was held in June 2012, and led by the University […]
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