Global Outbreak Solutions expands field training for animal health emergencies

Global Outbreak Solutions says it is deploying expert teams and hands-on training across the Americas, Africa and Asia to strengthen readiness for animal disease outbreaks and other biosecurity threats. The work includes avian flu workshops, anthrax preparedness, One Health training in India and a global biorisk management project.

Why it matters: - Animal health emergencies move fast, and response quality depends on field-ready teams, not just written plans. - Global Outbreak Solutions is trying to close the gap between preparedness and action across multiple regions and disease threats. - The work could improve how governments, industry and international organizations handle outbreaks before they spread.

What happened: - Global Outbreak Solutions said it has deployed multidisciplinary expert teams and hands-on training across the Americas, Africa and Asia in recent months. - The company is supporting animal health emergency preparedness projects that include avian influenza, anthrax, biorisk management and One Health training. - Founder and CEO Gary Flory said the mission is to work alongside animal health and public health professionals so they are ready to respond quickly, safely and effectively.

The details: - Global Outbreak Solutions assembled a multidisciplinary team of about 20 specialists for a global biorisk management project focused on biosafety, biosecurity and preparedness for biological threats. - The team includes experts in public health, veterinary medicine, emergency management, environmental health and laboratory systems. - In Latin America and the Caribbean, the company is building out animal disease preparedness, response and capacity-building projects. - Flory recently completed a two-week project in South America that included four regional workshops on humane depopulation and safe carcass disposal during highly pathogenic avian influenza emergencies. - Each workshop combined classroom instruction with a hands-on field day. - Additional regional work covers highly pathogenic avian influenza and African swine fever preparedness. - Further projects are planned to strengthen surveillance in the Caribbean and response capacity in Central America. - Dr. Ricardo Gaitán joined the Global Outbreak Solutions expert network in 2025. - Gaitán is a veterinarian and USDA-certified carcass composting subject matter expert. - Gaitán has deployed more than 20 times to highly pathogenic avian influenza responses across California and other states. - Gaitán also served as public information officer during a virulent Newcastle disease outbreak. - Gaitán is a veterinarian specialist with the California Department of Food and Agriculture and works in English and Spanish. - GOS will take its work to the XXIX Latin American Poultry Congress, OVUM 2026, in Guatemala City. - On Nov. 9, ahead of the Nov. 11-13 program, Flory will lead a pre-congress workshop for poultry and swine industries on humane depopulation, carcass disposal and decontamination. - In Africa, the company is building on earlier work in North and West Africa on zoonotic and transboundary diseases in livestock and wildlife. - GOS is extending that work into East Africa through anthrax preparedness and response capacity building. - Dr. Nacif Rihani reinforces the company’s expansion in Africa and the Middle East and North Africa region. - Rihani spent nearly 20 years with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations as a focal point for livestock emergency and rehabilitation projects. - Rihani is a former professor of animal nutrition, holds a PhD from the University of California, Davis, and works in Arabic, French and English. - In Asia, GOS has deepened its engagement in India. - The company recently delivered virtual One Health workshops for the Indian Society of Scientific Education and Farmer Welfare and the Veterinary Association of India. - The workshops covered emerging zoonotic disease threats, preparedness and response. - A GOS team is preparing an in-person workshop in India on animal mortality management after monsoon-related flooding. - On Aug. 6, Flory led an international One Health webinar hosted by the Indian Society of Scientific Education and Farmer Welfare. - The webinar engaged veterinary students and animal and public health professionals. - The company says the effort is built around a One Health approach linking animal health, human health, plant and soil health and the environment. - Global Outbreak Solutions says the goal is to build lasting capability in local communities before the next animal health emergency occurs. - More information is available in the company's announcement.

Between the lines: - The geographic spread suggests GOS is positioning itself as a practical implementation partner, not just a consulting group. - The emphasis on local context, multilingual expertise and hands-on drills points to a model built for adoption in the field. - The repeated focus on One Health signals that GOS is framing animal outbreak preparedness as a cross-sector public health issue, not a veterinary-only issue.

What's next: - GOS plans to continue projects in the Caribbean, Central America, East Africa and India. - The OVUM 2026 workshop in Guatemala City is the next public-facing milestone. - The company is likely to keep expanding its expert network as it scales regional preparedness efforts.

The bottom line: - Global Outbreak Solutions is turning outbreak preparedness into a field exercise, with training and expert support aimed at making responses faster, safer and more coordinated.