CDC celebrates 50 years of disease investigations by the Epidemic Intelligence Service : press release : for immediate release: Tuesday, December 29, 2020

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CDC celebrates 50 years of disease investigations by the Epidemic Intelligence Service : press release : for immediate release: Tuesday, December 29, 2020

February 14, 2001
By Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today a year-long celebration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS). EIS officers – more popularly known as disease detectives – have made headlines for their investigations of epidemics including E. coli, hantavirus and West Nile virus. They've also been portrayed in Hollywood movies such as "Outbreak" and "And the Band Played On."

The EIS was established in 1951 following the start of the Korean War as an early-warning system against biological warfare and man-made epidemics. The program, comprising medical doctors, researchers and scientists who serve in two year assignments, today has expanded into a surveillance and response unit for all types of epidemics, including chronic disease and injuries.
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Anniverdaries And Special Events CDC--history Communicable Disease Control Disease Outbreaks Epidemics Epidemiology History, 20th Century Public Health
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Press Release
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Epidemic Intelligence Service.
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United States
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Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
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