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Project S.W.A.R.M. – A Game Based Learning Tool

Applying game-based learning to animal disease preparedness Fifty years ago, the strategy-based game Oregon Trail hit classrooms around the country. Anyone who has played the game knows that crossing a […]

July 12, 2021

ISAVET Programme Launched in Kenya

FAO launches first In-Service Applied Veterinary Epidemiology Training (ISAVET) training in Kenya Content provided by APO Group. CNBC Africa provides content from APO Group as a service to its readers […]

June 30, 2021

The 2021 National Vaccine Tabletop Exercise

The Institute for Infectious Animal Diseases (IIAD), a unit of Texas A&M AgriLife, and the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS) recently hosted a virtual vaccine tabletop exercise. […]

IIAD & CBTS Present at DHS COE Summit

DHS Centers of Excellence are university-based groups that focus on certain mission areas related to the safety of the U.S. The centers conduct research and develop educational materials to help meet […]

March 30, 2021

IIAD Conducts PPE Training for Vet Students

On March 23rd, Dr. Christine Budke and Dr. Jimmy Tickel hosted a Personal Protective Equipment(PPE) training for Texas A&M vet students at the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM). Training instructor, […]

March 16, 2021

Simmons to Lead IIAD

Dr. Heather Simmons appointed Director of IIAD effective March 1st, 2021. Dr. Simmons has been serving as the associate director of IIAD for several years now and was part of […]