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'''Rocky Mountain Laboratories''' (RML) is part of the [[NIH Intramural Research Program]] and is located in [[Hamilton, Montana]]. Operated by the [[National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases]], RML conducts research on maximum containment pathogens such as [[Ebola]] as well as research on [[prions]] and intracellular pathogens such as ''[[Coxiella burnetti]]'' and ''[[Francisella tularensis]]''.<ref name="nih2">{{cite web|url=https://www.niaid.nih.gov/research/lab-virology|title=Heinz Feldmann, M.D., Ph.D., Laboratory of Virology|publisher=niaid.nih.gov|accessdate=2016-10-28}}</ref><ref name="nih3">{{cite web|url=https://www.niaid.nih.gov/research/lab-bacteriology|title=Laboratory of Bacteriology|publisher=niaid.nih.gov|accessdate=2016-10-28}}</ref><ref name="nih4">{{cite web|url=https://www.niaid.nih.gov/research/lab-persistent-viral-diseases|title=Bruce W. Chesebro, M.D., Laboratory of Persistent Viral Diseases, NIAID, NIH|publisher=niaid.nih.gov|accessdate=2016-10-28}}</ref> RML operates one of the few [[Biosafety level 4]] laboratories in the United States, as well as [[Biosafety level 3]] and ABSL3/4 laboratories.<ref name="nih5">{{cite web|url=https://www.niaid.nih.gov/about/rocky-mountain-laboratories|title=Rocky Mountain Laboratories|publisher=niaid.nih.gov|accessdate=2016-10-28}}</ref> |
'''Rocky Mountain Laboratories''' (RML) is part of the [[NIH Intramural Research Program]] and is located in [[Hamilton, Montana]]. Operated by the [[National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases]], RML conducts research on maximum containment pathogens such as [[Ebola]] as well as research on [[prions]] and intracellular pathogens such as ''[[Coxiella burnetti]]'' and ''[[Francisella tularensis]]''.<ref name="nih2">{{cite web|url=https://www.niaid.nih.gov/research/lab-virology|title=Heinz Feldmann, M.D., Ph.D., Laboratory of Virology|publisher=niaid.nih.gov|accessdate=2016-10-28}}</ref><ref name="nih3">{{cite web|url=https://www.niaid.nih.gov/research/lab-bacteriology|title=Laboratory of Bacteriology|publisher=niaid.nih.gov|accessdate=2016-10-28}}</ref><ref name="nih4">{{cite web|url=https://www.niaid.nih.gov/research/lab-persistent-viral-diseases|title=Bruce W. Chesebro, M.D., Laboratory of Persistent Viral Diseases, NIAID, NIH|publisher=niaid.nih.gov|accessdate=2016-10-28}}</ref> RML operates one of the few [[Biosafety level 4]] laboratories in the United States, as well as [[Biosafety level 3]] and ABSL3/4 laboratories.<ref name="nih5">{{cite web|url=https://www.niaid.nih.gov/about/rocky-mountain-laboratories|title=Rocky Mountain Laboratories|publisher=niaid.nih.gov|accessdate=2016-10-28}}</ref> |
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A publicly not well known fact about RML is that during the 1950s-1990s US-Soviet "Cold War," staff at the lab (in collaboration with US military bioweapons personnel at Fort Detrick, Maryland) researched, pilot tested, and led efforts to weaponize Lyme disease through ticks, which later backfired into the current Lyme disease epidemic which has haunted hundreds of thousands of people in the US and worldwide ever since.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lymedisease.org/members/lyme-times/2019-summer-features/lyme-disease-biological-weapon/|title=Is Lyme disease a bioweapons experiment gone bad?|last=Lel|first=Dorothy Kupcha|date=2019-07-13|website=LymeDisease.org Member Community|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-25}}</ref> |
A publicly not well known fact about RML is that during the 1950s-1990s US-Soviet "Cold War," staff at the lab (in collaboration with US military bioweapons personnel at Fort Detrick, Maryland) researched, pilot tested, and led efforts to weaponize Lyme disease through ticks, which later backfired into the current Lyme disease epidemic which has haunted hundreds of thousands of people in the US and worldwide ever since.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lymedisease.org/members/lyme-times/2019-summer-features/lyme-disease-biological-weapon/|title=Is Lyme disease a bioweapons experiment gone bad?|last=Lel|first=Dorothy Kupcha|date=2019-07-13|website=LymeDisease.org Member Community|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lymediseaseassociation.org/about-lyme/controversy/conflict-report-sp-560/bitten-book-review/|title="Bitten" Book Review|date=2019-05-15|website=Lyme Disease Association|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-27}}</ref> |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1928[1] |
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| Headquarters | Hamilton, Montana |
| Employees | 400[1] |
| Parent agency | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, National Institutes of Health, United States Department of Health & Human Services |
| Website | [1] |
Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML) is part of the NIH Intramural Research Program and is located in Hamilton, Montana. Operated by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, RML conducts research on maximum containment pathogens such as Ebola as well as research on prions and intracellular pathogens such as Coxiella burnetti and Francisella tularensis.[2][3][4] RML operates one of the few Biosafety level 4 laboratories in the United States, as well as Biosafety level 3 and ABSL3/4 laboratories.[5]
A publicly not well known fact about RML is that during the 1950s-1990s US-Soviet "Cold War," staff at the lab (in collaboration with US military bioweapons personnel at Fort Detrick, Maryland) researched, pilot tested, and led efforts to weaponize Lyme disease through ticks, which later backfired into the current Lyme disease epidemic which has haunted hundreds of thousands of people in the US and worldwide ever since.[6][7]
References
- ^ a b "Rocky Mountain Laboratories Overview, NIAID, NIH". niaid.nih.gov. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
- ^ "Heinz Feldmann, M.D., Ph.D., Laboratory of Virology". niaid.nih.gov. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
- ^ "Laboratory of Bacteriology". niaid.nih.gov. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
- ^ "Bruce W. Chesebro, M.D., Laboratory of Persistent Viral Diseases, NIAID, NIH". niaid.nih.gov. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
- ^ "Rocky Mountain Laboratories". niaid.nih.gov. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
- ^ Lel, Dorothy Kupcha (2019-07-13). "Is Lyme disease a bioweapons experiment gone bad?". LymeDisease.org Member Community. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
- ^ ""Bitten" Book Review". Lyme Disease Association. 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2019-11-27.