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    Ebola virus was discovered in monkeys that were shipped from the Philippines to Reston, Virginia in December 1989, near Washington D.C. The monkeys died from Ebola virus at the research facility, which could threaten the public. USAMRIID responded by separating the infected monkeys and is equipped to handle infectious diseases safely. The outbreak raised concerns as the monkeys had been in highly populated areas and Ebola has a high death rate.

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    Ebola virus was discovered in monkeys that were shipped from the Philippines to Reston, Virginia in December 1989, near Washington D.C. The monkeys died from Ebola virus at the research facility, which could threaten the public. USAMRIID responded by separating the infected monkeys and is equipped to handle infectious diseases safely. The outbreak raised concerns as the monkeys had been in highly populated areas and Ebola has a high death rate.

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    USAMRIID

    NEWSLETTER
    December10,1989

    EbolaOutbreak:MonkeysbringEbolato
    theU.S.nearWashingtonD.C.

    InReston,VirginiaonDecember1989,severalmonkeysdiedfromtheEbolavirus,whichcouldbeathreatthe
    public.
    ThousandofmonkeysareshippedtotheUSayeartobeusedastestdummiestofindvaccinesfor
    viruses.TheinfectedmonkeyshavebeenbroughttomanylandmarksintheUSsuchastheJFK
    airportandtoRestonVirginia,whicharehighlypopulatedareas.

    USAMRIIDhastakenactionbyseparatingtheinfectedmonkeyawayfromthehealthyones.USAMRIID
    (UnitedStatesArmyMedicalResearchInstituteofMedicalResearch)ishighlyequippedwithbiosafety
    procedurewhenhandlinginfectiousdiseases.

    Ebolaisaverylethalvirusthathasadeathrateataboutfiftypercent.Anyoneneartheeastside
    shouldremainawareandcautious.

    ItishardtosayexactlywherethisdeadlyvirushascamefrombuttraceshaveleadbacktotheFertile
    FarmsMonkey-storageFacilityinManila.

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