What are AZA institutions doing to minimize the risk to employees that work with birds?
Employee safety is an integral part of animal care at all AZA zoos and aquariums. To protect AZA animal care experts who work with birds, the guidelines recommend that employees wear outerwear supplied and laundered through the zoo, and that employees disinfect their shoes with a footbath when entering and leaving bird areas. There is little risk of avian influenza occurrence for employees that work with birds; however, we are always looking for methods to improve our best practices.
