Operation Whitecoat

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf medical research program
gptkbp:conductedBy gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkbp:endDate 1973
gptkbp:ethicalReview informed consent obtained
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Whitecoat
gptkbp:involvedHumanSubjects true
gptkbp:location gptkb:Fort_Detrick
gptkb:Maryland
gptkbp:mediaCoverage documentary film 'Operation Whitecoat' (2002)
gptkbp:notableFor use of conscientious objectors as test subjects
gptkbp:participants Seventh-day Adventist conscientious objectors
gptkbp:purpose biological warfare defense research
gptkbp:relatedTo biological warfare
human experimentation in the United States
gptkbp:result development of vaccines and treatments
gptkbp:startDate 1954
gptkbp:testedAgents gptkb:Q_fever
gptkb:plague
gptkb:yellow_fever
gptkb:Rift_Valley_fever
gptkb:St._Louis_encephalitis
gptkb:tularemia
Venezuelan equine encephalitis
western equine encephalitis
gptkbp:voluntaryParticipation true
gptkbp:volunteers over 2,300
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:B.Z.
gptkb:U.S._biological_weapons_program
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7