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Answer» What is Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness mean? 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. In November 2012 it delivered an experimental vaccine to help protect horses against the deadly Hendra virus. reference
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