Caresheet · Jun 1, 2026 · Citadel Culebra Faculty

Biosecurity Basics for a Growing Collection

One introduced pathogen can take a whole room. The unglamorous habits that keep a collection healthy.

Zoological & Large-Scale Operations Veterinary Medicine & Clinical CareAdvanced & Pro

Biosecurity is the boring discipline that saves collections. Crypto, nidovirus, mites — the things that wipe out rooms move on dirty hands, shared tools, and skipped quarantine. The protections are simple and relentless.

What this resource covers — quarantine rooms and order of operations, tool and hand hygiene, traffic flow, recognizing an outbreak, and the pathogens worth fearing.

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