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At Fort Detrick, scientists race to find a treatment for SARS ; Skilled in deadly agents, Army experts test drugs to control the new virus
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The Sun - Baltimore, Md.
Author: Erika Niedowski
Date: Apr 27, 2003
Start Page: 1.A
Section: TELEGRAPH
Text Word Count: 1138
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In sealed labs in nondescript buildings, scientists on the grounds of Fort Detrick are used to handling the most dangerous agents. They routinely work with the Ebola virus wearing full-body biohazard suits. Two years ago, they opened an anthrax-laced letter mailed to a U.S. senator and conducted sophisticated tests on the powder inside.

On Friday, the Fort Detrick scientists infected three monkeys with the SARS virus in hopes that it will help them learn more about how it attacks the body.

Photo(s); [Peter B. Jahrling] and [John W. Huggins] are among the team of experts at Fort Detrick in Frederick. "We are probably the best- equipped lab to get these answers in short order," Jahrling says.; Credit: CHIAKI KAWAJIRI : SUN STAFF

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