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Fort Detrick

American  
[dee-trik] / ˈdi trɪk /

noun

  1. a military reservation in N Maryland, NW of Frederick.


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Ms. Odam directs the Office of Human and Animal Research Oversight from Fort Detrick, Maryland, and she said her team ensures rigorous regulations are enforced on taxpayer-funded research.

From Washington Times • Dec. 6, 2023

Once the centre of the US biological weapons programme, Fort Detrick currently houses biomedical labs researching viruses including Ebola and smallpox.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2023

Army lab in Fort Detrick, Md., according to officials familiar with the matter.

From Washington Post • Sep. 19, 2022

“What did the U.S. do at the Fort Detrick base within its territory?”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2022

He was a local boy who had grown up near Fort Detrick.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston