Australian Animal Health Laboratory

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.

It opened in 1985 costing $185 million.

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