{"id":2162,"date":"2023-01-10T18:44:40","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T00:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/?p=2162"},"modified":"2023-01-10T18:44:42","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T00:44:42","slug":"inside-the-high-security-lab-where-scientists-are-fighting-the-next-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2023\/01\/10\/inside-the-high-security-lab-where-scientists-are-fighting-the-next-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the High-Security Lab Where Scientists Are Fighting the Next Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonian.com\/2023\/01\/10\/fighting-the-next-pandemic-inside-usamriid\/\">Washingtonian<\/a>) We visited a military facility that works with some of the world\u2019s scariest pathogens. When you roll up to the military\u2019s premier biodefense lab, the security situation is intense.\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/usamriid.health.mil\/\" target=\"_blank\">USAMRIID<\/a>\u2014the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases\u2014is a complex of buildings at Maryland\u2019s Fort Detrick, surrounded by a scary black fence. Along the perimeter hangs some ominous signage: The airspace is restricted; deadly force is authorized. Our photographer is told not to capture keypads, personnel badges, or security cameras, and we both have to lock up our phones. I am not a lover of rules, but I\u2019m delighted to comply with these. The pathogens stored in this building\u2014<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/ebola-virus-disease\" target=\"_blank\">Ebola<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/plague\" target=\"_blank\">plague<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/lassa-fever\" target=\"_blank\">lassa<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/anthrax\/basics\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">anthrax<\/a>\u2014cause some of the most horrific deaths on the planet. The rules make sure none of them escape.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Washingtonian) We visited a military facility that works with some of the world\u2019s scariest pathogens. When you roll up to the military\u2019s premier biodefense lab, the security situation is intense.\u00a0USAMRIID\u2014the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases\u2014is a complex of buildings at Maryland\u2019s Fort Detrick, surrounded by a scary black fence. 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