Evaluation of the Health and Safety Risks of the New USAMRIID High-Containment Facilities at Fort Detrick, MarylandEvaluation of the Health and Safety Risks of the New USAMRIID High Containment Facilities at Fort Detrick, Maryland The U. S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases in Frederick, Maryland, is designed to handle pathogens that cause serious or potentially lethal diseases, which require the research performed on them be contained to specialized laboratories. In 2007 a decision was made to expand those facilities causing concern among