EIS Officer (PhD, MSc) drawing blood samples during an outbreak of Nipah virus—Bangladesh.
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
2011
- Investigation of necrotizing enterocolitis in infants receiving feeding thickening agents, Washington state
- Multistate outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium infections associated with exposure to microbiology laboratories
- Teen driving practices and parental perceptions of teen driving in rural North Dakota
- Legionnaires' disease outbreak associated with travel on a cruise ship, Louisiana
- Invasive listeriosis among pregnant women exposed to contaminated cantaloupe, Colorado
2010
- Survey of adoptive parents and medical providers on the health status of Haitian orphans entering the United States after the Haiti earthquake
- Investigation of potential hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus transmission associated with vessel conduits used for solid organ transplantation
- Community-wide assessment of health impact and public health emergency response following extended disruption of drinking water service during an extreme winter freeze in Alabama
Contact Us:
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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