Editing Fort Detrick (section)

==2019 closure and resumption of operations==
During an inspection by the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC) of the [[United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases]] (USAMRIID) BSL-3 and BSL-4 laboratories at Ft Detrick in June 2019, six violations including two breaches of containment were identified. The inspection was followed up by a letter of concern from the CDC  on July 12, 2019 and then a cease and desist order on July 15, 2019.<ref name=":2" />

Following the cease and desist order from the CDC the USAMRIID laboratories at the base were shut down in August 2019. The announcement to resume operations on a "limited scale" was made on November 25, 2019. 

The CDC cited ''“national security reasons”'' as the reason for not informing the public about its decision.<ref name=":1" /> The two breaches reported to the CDC by USAMRIID staff demonstrated failures of biosafety level 3 and 4 protocols in the Army laboratory to ''"implement and maintain containment procedures sufficient to contain select agents or toxins"''.<ref name=":2">{{cite news |title=CDC Inspection Findings Reveal More about Fort Detrick Research Suspension |url=https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/11/24/cdc-inspection-findings-reveal-more-about-fort-detrick-research-suspension.html |access-date=28 August 2021 |date=27 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127232721/https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/11/24/cdc-inspection-findings-reveal-more-about-fort-detrick-research-suspension.html |archive-date=2019-11-27 }}</ref>

After approximately eight months of closure and restrictions, the USAMRIID BSL-4 lab had been authorized to resume full operational status by April 2020, to the applause of Maryland lawmakers including [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[Ben Cardin]], who stated ''"it is a relief to have USAMRIID fully operational with the current [[Misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]] outbreak"'''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mongilio |first1=Heather |title=Fort Detrick laboratory restored to full operations after being shut down by CDC |url=https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/military/fort-detrick-laboratory-restored-to-full-operations-after-being-shut-down-by-cdc/article_fcee204f-1493-52fb-ba9b-f80cb00da727.html |access-date=28 August 2021 |work=The Frederick News-Post |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Maryland lawmakers applaud CDC's decision to reopen Fort Detrick facility |url=https://homelandprepnews.com/stories/46681-maryland-lawmakers-applaud-cdcs-decision-to-reopen-fort-detrick-facility |access-date=28 August 2021 |work=Homeland Preparedness News |date=1 April 2020}}</ref>