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Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS)

Photo of EIS Officer in the field
Fatima Coronado, MD, MPH (EIS 2003) collecting samples during an outbreak of Histoplasmoisis—New York.

The Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) is a unique 2-year post-graduate training program of service and on-the-job learning for health professionals interested in the practice of applied epidemiology.

Since 1951, over 3,000 EIS officers have responded to requests for epidemiologic assistance within the United States and throughout the world. EIS officers are on the public health frontlines, conducting epidemiologic investigations, research, and public health surveillance both nationally and internationally.

Recent EIS Investigations

2009
  • Outbreak of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae at a long term care facility in Illinois.
  • Mass Exposures to a Rabies Positive Bat Carcass in Montana.
2008
  • Investigation of hazardous drinking water exposures and community health risks from unregulated water sources in the Navajo Nation.
  • Multistate outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul infections in the U.S.
  • Evaluation of disaster recovery health communication messages designed to prevent illness and injury in the aftermath of the floods in Iowa.
  • Investigation of Monkeypox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  • Investigation of high-risk brain extraction techniques in a slaughterhouse, and assessment of workers for neurologic illnesses in Nebraska.
2007
  • Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever among miners in Uganda.
Contact Us:
  • Epidemic Intelligence Service
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    1600 Clifton Rd.
    Mailstop E-92
    Atlanta, GA 30333
  • 404-498-6110
    TTY: (888) 232-6348
  • EIS@cdc.gov
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