▁the ▁off ensive ▁bi ological ▁war fare ▁program ▁were ▁ultimately ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁U . S ▁Department ▁of ▁Health ▁and ▁Human ▁Services ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁later . ▁The ▁National ▁Can cer ▁Research ▁and ▁Development ▁Center ▁( now ▁the ▁National ▁Can cer ▁Institute - Fre der ick ) ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁on ▁a ▁ ▁par cel ▁in ▁Area ▁A ▁c eded ▁by ▁the ▁installation . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁base ▁research ers ▁identified ▁the ▁E bol a ▁virus ▁in ▁a ▁mon key ▁imported ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁from ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁ ▁Post - C old ▁War ▁( 1 9 9 0 – present ) ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁Haz el ton ▁Research ▁Product s ' ▁Rest on ▁Qu ar antine ▁Unit ▁in ▁Rest on , ▁Virginia ▁suffered ▁a ▁myster ious ▁out break ▁of ▁fatal ▁ill ness ▁among ▁a ▁ship ment ▁of ▁c rab - e ating ▁mac aque ▁mon keys ▁imported ▁from ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁ ▁The ▁company ' s ▁veter inary ▁path ologist ▁sent ▁t issue ▁samples ▁from ▁dead ▁animals ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Medical ▁Research ▁Institute ▁of ▁In fect ious ▁D ise ases ▁( US AM RI ID ) ▁at ▁Fort ▁Det rick , ▁where ▁a ▁labor atory ▁test ▁known ▁as ▁an ▁EL IS A ▁ass ay ▁showed ▁ant ib od ies ▁to ▁E bol a ▁virus . ▁There after , ▁a ▁team ▁from ▁US AM RI ID ▁e uth an ized ▁the ▁surv