Infectious Disease
CDC Inaugurates High-Tech Lab for Studying HIV, Flu, and Polio
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, January 14th, 2001
The first phase of the building was occupied in October 2000 just as CDC officially launched its $1 billion, 10-year construction plan that will permit the agency to meet the challenges of actively protecting the nation's health and safety in the 21st century.
Many of the disease-causing agents studied in the new laboratory are highly contagious microorganisms or cause devastating diseases, such as influenza, rabies, tuberculosis, and HIV. Less common...
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