Fort Detrick

American  

[dee-trik] / ˈdi trɪk /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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

Army’s maximum-containment lab at Fort Detrick, Md., expressed dismay over “imprudent” lab practices he observed in inspection reports obtained by a congressional oversight committee.

From Washington Post

Until the early 21st century, research into the most lethal pathogens — including the Ebola and Marburg viruses — was typically the domain of a handful of fortresslike laboratories around the world, such as those at Fort Detrick, Md., where scientists performed their tasks with elaborate protective gear, including air-purifying respirators and full-body pressurized suits.

From Washington Post

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

From BBC

Faced with widespread criticism for not doing more to prevent the pandemic, China has also sought to deflect blame by spreading a conspiracy theory that the virus may have been the result of research at a U.S. military lab in Fort Detrick, Md. The claim, which was first made in March 2020 was repeated by a foreign ministry spokesman as recently as earlier this month.

From New York Times