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    A NatGeo TV Drama Is 'Inspired' By A 1989 Ebola Crisis In The U.S. How Accurate Is It?

    'The Hot Zone,' a miniseries on the National Geographic Channel, was "inspired" by a 1989 Ebola crisis in the U.S. We asked virologist Thomas Geisbert, who was on the scene.
    by Fran Kritz May 27, 2019 3 minutes
    Dr. Nancy Jaax (Julianna Margulies) finds Dr. Peter Jahrling (Topher Grace) and shakes him awake to make sure he is OK during the Ebola investigation.

    The Hot Zone, a six-part National Geographic miniseries that premieres Monday night, is based on a true story about Ebola.

    In 1989, a shipment of monkeys from the Philippines arrived at a private commercial lab in Reston, Va. The intention was to use the macaques for testing. Only many of them died.

    The lab wrapped infected monkey cells in aluminum foil and shipped them in a box to the (USAMRIID), in Frederick,

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