og ens ▁r anging ▁from ▁the ▁most ▁common ▁to ▁the ▁most ▁serious ▁including ▁E bol a , ▁Mar burg ▁and ▁L assa ▁fe ver . ▁ ▁The ▁N ML ' s ▁CS CH A H ▁is ▁also ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Food ▁In spe ction ▁Agency ' s ▁National ▁Centre ▁for ▁Foreign ▁Animal ▁D ise ase , ▁and ▁thus ▁the ▁scient ists ▁at ▁the ▁N ML ▁share ▁their ▁prem ises ▁in ▁a ▁syn erg istic ▁fashion ▁with ▁animal ▁v iro log ists . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁National ▁Micro bi ology ▁Labor atory ▁was ▁preced ed ▁by ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Micro bi ology ▁which ▁was ▁originally ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Labor atory ▁Centre ▁for ▁D ise ase ▁Control ▁of ▁Health ▁Canada ▁in ▁Ott awa . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Health ▁Canada ▁identified ▁both ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁replace ▁existing ▁labor atory ▁space ▁that ▁was ▁reaching ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁its ▁lif es pan ▁and ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁Cont ain ment ▁Level ▁ 4 ▁space ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁Agricult ure ▁Canada ▁( p rior ▁to ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Food ▁In spe ction ▁Agency ▁being ▁formed ) ▁also ▁identified ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁new ▁labor atory ▁space ▁including ▁high - cont ain ment . ▁N umer ous ▁benefits ▁were ▁identified ▁for ▁housing ▁both ▁labor ator ies ▁in ▁one ▁building ▁and ▁W inn ip eg ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁the ▁site ; ▁an ▁announ cement ▁to ▁that ▁effect ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁After