News Articles
2020
EIS Officer Hannah Segaloff gives an interview with WISN-TV Channel 12 in Milwaulkee, Wisconsin in November 2020.
States With Few Coronavirus Restrictions Are Spreading the Virus Beyond Their Borders — ProPublicaexternal icon
EIS officer Melanie Firestone, quoted in this story, is the lead author of a contributing publication demonstrating the rationale for consistent mitigation measures across states.
ProPublica
December 1, 2020EIS Officer Victoria Chu (pictured right) on board a U.S. Air National Guard helicopter. South China Morning Post, March 2020.
CDC team at UW-Madison for coronavirus antibody testingexternal icon
WISN-TV Channel 12, Milwaulkee, Wisconsin
November 11, 2020- A Former Chicago Health Commissioner Is Tapped For COVID-19 Task Forceexternal icon
Dr. Julie Morita is a former EIS officer selected to serve on President-elect Biden’s coronavirus task force.
WBEZ Chicago
November 9, 2020 - Meet the disease detectives fighting to understand COVID-19external icon
Popular Science magazine
October 20, 2020 - CDC Researching New Virus In Fairbanksexternal icon
KUAC TV9/FM 89.9 News, Alaska
October 2, 2020 - A Fairbanks woman was recently diagnosed with the second known case of ‘Alaskapox’external icon
Anchorage Daily News
October 1, 2020 - Understanding the Coronavirusexternal icon
Scholastic Kids Press
June 18, 2020 - What I Learned While I Was a Disease Detective at the C.D.C.external icon
New York Times
May 20, 2020 - You Don’t Need Invasive Tech for Successful Contact Tracing. Here’s How It Worksexternal icon
ProPublica
May 19, 2020 - Coronavirus contact tracers’ nemeses: People who don’t answer their phonesexternal icon
ABC News
May 15, 2020 - More than 80 percent of hospitalized covid-19 patients in Georgia were African American, study findsexternal icon
The Washington Post
April 29, 2020 - Seattle’s Leaders Let Scientists Take the Lead. New York’s Did Notexternal icon
The New Yorker magazine
April 26, 2020 - Wanted: a civilian army of contact tracers to end the lockdownexternal icon | PDF pdf icon[4 MB, 10 Pages, 508]
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Financial Times
April 22, 2020 - Disease Detectives: Tracking Invisible Killersexternal icon
Freethink
April 21, 2020 - CDC’s ‘disease detectives’ are on the coronavirus caseexternal icon
Yahoo News
April 1, 2020 - How the disease detectives on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic track an outbreakexternal icon
Fast Company
March 16, 2020 - Video: CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service officer Victoria Chu accompanies the U.S. National Guard in delivering coronavirus test kits to a cruise ship on the California coast, March 5, 2020.
South China Morning Post
March 6, 2020 - The CDC Has Its Own Intelligence Service That Hunts Down Strange Diseasesexternal icon
Military.com
March 2020 - The CDC’s ‘Disease Detectives’ Are Our Front-Line Defense Against Coronavirusexternal icon
Rolling Stones magazine
February 29, 2020 - CDC MMWR Article Describes U.S. Public Health Response To, Provides Clinical Guidance For Novel Coronavirus Outbreakexternal icon
Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report
February 7, 2020
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CNN’s Sanjay Gupta interviewed Roberta Horth (EIS Class of 2017) about the outbreak she worked on involving acute poisonings associated with counterfeit cannabidiol (CBD) products. Clips of this interview aired during CNN’s “Weed” documentary series.
Anchorage man survives botulism after eating home-canned salmon external icon
Anchorage Daily News
December 31, 2019 - Baby too young to be immunized dies from flu in Maricopa Countyexternal icon
Arizona Republic
December 10, 2019 - Q&A: Spotlight on occupational hazards for stone workersexternal icon
Healio Pulmonology
November 12, 2019 - Material de construcción podría ser mortal (Construction Material Could Be Fatal)external icon
Telemundo 20 Responde
October 8, 2019 - Workers Are Falling Ill, Even Dying, After Making Kitchen Countertopsexternal icon
NPR
October 2, 2019 - Weed 5: The CBD Crazeexternal icon
CNN Health documentary
September 30, 2019 (initial airing); October 5, 2019 (re-aired) - Mosquitoes which may carry Zika virus found in Nebraskaexternal icon
Health officials found a rare mosquito species that has the potential to carry Zika virus in York, Nebraska. They are working to trap the species in order to detect if there is any threat of exposure to disease.
Channel 8 KLKN-TV; Lincoln, Nebraska
September 23, 2019 - Nathan Furukawa, Fighting for Equity Through his Passion for Medicine and Public Healthexternal icon
Humanity in Action
September 2019 - As public-health officials confront the largest outbreak in the U.S. in decades, they’ve been fighting as much against dangerous ideas as they have against the diseaseexternal icon
The New Yorker
September 2, 2019 - They Survived Mass Shootings. Years Later, The Bullets Are Still Trying to Kill Them
TIME Magazine
May 31, 2019- Original CDC MMWR article was published in February 2017
- Original national news coverage from Washington Postexternal icon, NBCexternal icon, Chicago Tribuneexternal icon, CNNexternal icon posted in February 2017
- Stopping Outbreaks At Their Source: The Vital Work of Epidemic Intelligence Disease Detectivesexternal icon
SaportaReport blog
May 26, 2019 - New Study Shows How Scooters Can Hurtexternal icon
The Austin Chronicle
May 10, 2019 - NYC monitors patients colonized with C. auris upon their releaseexternal icon
Healio Infectious Disease News
May 9, 2019 - Nearly 25% of kids with autism have picaexternal icon
Healio Infectious Diseases in Children
May 7, 2019 - VIDEO: CDC traces unexplained bleeding outbreak to synthetic cannabinoidsexternal icon
Healio Infectious Disease News
May 7, 2019 - Antimicrobial prophylaxis halts GAS outbreak in children’s shelterexternal icon
Healio Infectious Diseases in Children
May 6, 2019 - HCV transmission among ED patients result of illegal drug diversionexternal icon
Healio Infectious Disease News
May 6, 2019 - 73K people may be misclassified as HIV-positive in 11 African countriesexternal icon
Healio Infectious Disease News
May 6, 2019 - 20 of 100,000 E-scooter Rides Meet with Head Injuries, CDC Revealsexternal icon
Green Energy Analysis
May 6, 2019 - VIDEO: Multistate outbreak of M. fortuitum linked to vaccine mishandlingexternal icon
Healio Infectious Disease News
May 5, 2019 - VIDEO: Bacterial, fungal infections linked to opioid crisisexternal icon
Healio Infectious Disease News
May 4, 2019 - CDC urges helmet use to prevent severe head injuries while riding scootersexternal icon
Stars and Stripes
May 4, 2019 - 1 in 14 DC teens have exchanged sexexternal icon
Healio Infectious Diseases in Children
May 3, 2019 - CDC: Prevalence of HPV in teen girls down 86 percent since vaccine’s introductionexternal icon
Local 12 WKRC-TV in Cincinnati
May 3, 2019 - Superbug infections in 17 states linked to weight loss surgeries in Mexicoexternal icon
Healio Infectious Disease News
May 3, 2019 - Legionellosis cluster at horse racetrack traced to hot tubexternal icon
Healio Infectious Disease News
May 3, 2019 - What a Landmark Scooter Safety Study Says About Head Injuriesexternal icon
CityLab
May 3, 2019 - E-scooter riders risk broken bones, brain injuries, a new study suggests
WUSA9
May 3, 2019 - How to stay safe on e-scooters
WCNC in Charlotte
May 3, 2019 - Head injuries, broken bones plague e-scooter users as more data rolls inexternal icon
Ars Technica
May 3, 2019 - How Will Scooters Function in Chicago? My Trip to Austin, Texas, Offered a Previewexternal icon
StreetsBlog Chicago
May 3, 2019 - Inside the CDC’s epidemiological e-scooter studyexternal icon
Smart Cities Dive
May 3, 2019 - Head injuries on rise with use of rental scooters, lack of helmetsexternal icon
KOMO 4 TV in Seattle
May 3, 2019 - One in 5,000 e-scooter rides ends in injury, half to the headexternal icon
Boing Boing
May 3, 2019 - Riding a Scooter? Protect Your Headexternal icon
Wired
May 3, 2019 - Fed E-Scooter Safety Study Raises Serious Concernsexternal icon
StreetsBlog USA
May 3, 2019 - Stop Drinking Alcohol And Riding Lime Scootersexternal icon
WFMY-TV in Greensboro, NC
May 3, 2019 - CDC: Put on a Dang Helmet When You Ride a Scooter, Sheeshexternal icon
Nashville Scene
May 3, 2019 - Scooter madness sending more people to the emergency roomexternal icon
The Kim Komando Show
May 3, 2019 - A third of e-scooter riders are injured during their first ride, study findsexternal icon
Consumer Affairs
May 3, 2019 - Ride a scooter helmet-less? Maybe get your head examined.external icon
UW Medicine Newsroom
May 3, 2019 - Your first e-scooter ride will probably land you in the hospitalexternal icon
Market Watch
May 3, 2019 - E-scooter safety study: Most serious head injuries ‘preventable’ with helmet useexternal icon
The Oregonian
May 3, 2019 - As Scooter Injuries Mount, Will Cities Consider Fixes?external icon
Government Technology
May 3, 2019 - CDC study finds increase in electric scooter injuriesexternal icon
WLNS-TV in Lansing, MI
May 3, 2019 - Investigators use data from rideshare apps to search for measles casesexternal icon
Healio Infectious Disease News
May 2, 2019 - Norovirus outbreak sickened hundreds at California wildfire sheltersexternal icon
Healio Infectious Disease News
May 2, 2019 - Nearly half of e-scooter crashes result in head injury, says CDC study done in Austin, Texasexternal icon
KGW8 in Portland, OR
May 2, 2019 - Nearly half of e-scooter injuries involve head trauma, CDC study saysexternal icon
Mashable
May 2, 2019 - New scooter study shows nearly 200 riders injured over three monthsexternal icon
Fox San Antonio
May 2, 2019 - Austin’s ‘Scooter-Related Injuries’ study shows most collisions are with inanimate objectsexternal icon
Fox 7 in Austin
May 2, 2019 - CDC releases results of scooter study, finds nearly half of injuries are severeexternal icon
Community Impact Newspaper
May 2, 2019 - CDC Partners With Texas City To Release Report On E-Scooter Injuriesexternal icon
WABE in Atlanta
May 2, 2019 - CDC study urges helmet use to prevent severe head injuries while riding scootersexternal icon
The Washington Post
May 2, 2019 - Austin woman says she was hit by scooter rider over the weekendexternal icon
KVUE in Austin
May 2, 2019 - Nearly half of injured riders on electric scooters had head injuries, new CDC study saysexternal icon
New York Daily News
May 2, 2019 - CDC Finds Nearly Half Of E-Scooter Injuries Are To The Head, ‘May Have Been Preventable’ In New Studyexternal icon
Forbes
May 2, 2019 - Your first ride on an e-scooter will likely be the most dangerous, new study saysexternal icon
Fox 4 in Kansas City
May 2, 2019 - Electric scooter use results in 20 injuries per 100,000 trips, CDC findsexternal icon
The Verge
May 2, 2019 - CDC finds 20 injuries for every 100,000 electric scooter tripsexternal icon
The Hill
May 2, 2019 - E-scooter injuries: CDC report finds most e-scooter injuries are preventableexternal icon
CBS News
May 2, 2019 - Most e-scooter injuries could be prevented, CDC findsexternal icon
Valley News Live in Fargo, ND
May 2, 2019 - Nearly 200 People Were Hurt Riding Electric Scooters in Austin, Texasexternal icon
U.S. News & World Report
May 2, 2019 - Nearly Half of Electric Scooter Injuries in Austin Were ‘Severe,’ CDC Saysexternal icon
Consumer Reports
May 2, 2019 - CDC calling scooter riding a health epidemicexternal icon
CBS Austin
May 2, 2019 - With Head Injuries Mounting, Will Cities Put Their Feet Down On E-Scooters?external icon
Kaiser Health News
May 2, 2019 - CDC report: Nearly half of e-scooter riders in safety study had serious injuriesexternal icon
Curbed Austin
May 2, 2019 - VIDEO: Partnering with police to stop a wound botulism outbreakexternal icon
Healio Infectious Disease News
May 2, 2019 - Your first ride on an e-scooter will be the most dangerousexternal icon
CNN Business
May 2, 2019 - CDC: Nearly half of injured Austin scooter riders studied had severe injuriesexternal icon
KXAN
May 2, 2019 - Video: Pneumococcal disease outbreak strikes Alabama prisonexternal icon
Healio Infectious Disease News
May 2, 2019 - Scooters leading to serious but preventable injuries, CDC warnsexternal icon
NBC News
May 1, 2019 - CDC says nearly half of electric scooter injuries are head-related, recommends helmets: Reportexternal icon
The Washington Times
May 1, 2019 - CDC says there’s an epidemic of e-scooter injuries that could easily be preventedexternal icon
CNBC
May 1, 2019 - Scooters leading to serious but preventable injuries, CDC warns; The CDC has found that head injuries topped the list of accident-related incidents involving e-scooters at 45 percentexternal icon
WRCBtv (NBC3)
May 1, 2019 - Nearly 200 people injured in scooter crashes in 3 months, health officials sayexternal icon
Austin Statesman
May 1, 2019 - CDC Report Shows Rise in Hospital Visits from E-Scooter Accidents; The Centers for Disease Control says the growing popularity of electric scooters is causing a surge in emergency room visitsexternal icon
NBC 29
May 1, 2019 - Scooters leading to serious but preventable injuries, CDC warns; The CDC has found that head injuries topped the list of accident-related incidents involving e-scooters at 45 percentexternal icon
NBC / CNBC
May 1, 2019 - CDC to E-Scooter Riders: Please, for the Love of God, Do the Absolute Bare Minimum Safety Thingexternal icon
Gizmodo
May 1, 2019 - 45% of electric scooters injuries are head trauma, CDC findsexternal icon
CNET
May 1, 2019 - Video: First Legionellosis Oubreak in New Hampshire in More Than 50 Yearsexternal icon
Healio Infectious Disease News
May 1, 2019 - Increase in Colorado Tick Fever Cases Suggest Virus is Enzootic in Oregonexternal icon
Healio Infectious Disease News
May 1, 2019 - Nearly All Kids with AFM in 2018 Had Prior Viral Illness, CDC Saysexternal icon
Healio Infectious Disease News
May 1, 2019 - Large Shigellosis Outbreak at Wedding Linked to Asparagusexternal icon
Healio Infectious Disease News
May 1, 2019 - Eleven Scholars Attend Career Development Field Trip to the CDCexternal icon
International Biomedical Research Alliance news
April 30, 2019 - Vaccine reduces HPV prevalence among teen girls by 86% in 10 yearsexternal icon
Healio Infectious Disease News
April 30, 2019 - NYC health care facilities reduce risk for measles exposuresexternal icon
Healio Infectious Disease News
April 30, 2019 - CDC officials recommend vaccines as measles outbreak grows in Georgia, U.S.external icon
CBS 46 News Atlanta
April 29, 2019 - Measles Outbreak? Time for Disease Detectives to Get to Workexternal icon
New York Times
April 11, 2019 - The CDC is studying the rise in e-scooter injuries for the first time as start-ups expand to more citiesexternal icon
CNBC
March 8, 2019 - The Disease Detectives: Inside the Centers for Disease Control’s Cold War-era training program to halt epidemicsexternal icon
Popular Mechanics
March 7, 2019 - Scooter Madness In Austin Puts Safety Concerns In High Gearexternal icon
Kaiser Health News
February 5, 2019 - Electric Scooters Are Popping Up in Cities Across the Country. But Are They Safe?external icon
TIME magazine (online edition)
February 5, 2019 - Outbreak at central Arkansas clinic a mystery at first; files show how agencies tracked bacteriaexternal icon
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
February 4, 2019
- More U.S. Children Confirmed with Paralyzing Polio-like Illness, Acute Flaccid Myelitis external icon
CNN Health
November 19, 2018 - 6 Children Treated for Sudden Onset Paralysis in Washington Stateexternal icon
KIRO TV
October 11, 2018 - CDC graphic novel teaches youth about infectious disease outbreaks and the work of real disease detectives, also known as EIS officers
CNNexternal icon August 17, 2018
Healioexternal icon August 13, 2018 - Opioids Have Sparked An HIV Outbreak In Massachusettsexternal icon
Huffington Post
August 8, 2018 - See the Gear the CDC’s Disease Detectives Use in the Fieldexternal icon
Wired Science video
June 13, 2018 - Lightning Strikes: Fatal Infections of Rare Origin. First Cases of Equine Encephalitis Via Transplantexternal icon
Relias (formerly AHC Media) Hospital Infection Control & Prevention
June 1, 2018 - The Shocking Suicide Rate Among Female Veterinarians. CDC Sheds Light on Healthcare Overdoses, PTSD in Aid Workersexternal icon
Relias (formerly AHC Media) Hospital Infection Control & Prevention
June 1, 2018 - Beware of Counterfeit Cannabidiolexternal icon
Hemp Gazette
May 30, 2018 - CDC Honors Two Public Health Veterinariansexternal icon
American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) News
May 30, 2018 - The Weirdest Job Fair Pitch: ‘Ask Me About Brain-Eating Amebas’. Divisions of the CDC compete for elite new class of outbreak investigators; ‘Join the fight against evil bacteria!’external icon
The Wall Street Journal
May 16, 2018 - When a Mystery Outbreak Stikes, Who You Gonna Call?external icon
NPR Morning Edition
May 4, 2018 - BUHS grad carves a career niche for her own curiosityexternal icon
Brattleboro Reformer
April 30, 2018 - E. coli outbreak in Marine recruits associated with undercooked beef external icon
Healio Infectious Disease News
April 24, 2018 - Video Interview: E. coli outbreak in rural community linked to bull manureexternal icon
Healio Infectious Disease News
April 22, 2018 - Video Interview: Index patient in Minnesota MDR-TB outbreak was infectious for 5 yearsexternal icon
Healio Infectious Disease News
April 21, 2018 - Investigators may have stopped norovirus outbreak at Pennsylvania festivalexternal icon
Healio Infectious Disease News
April 20, 2018 - Mold exposure prevention key after natural disasterexternal icon
Healio Infectious Disease News
April 19, 2018 - Rural US counties with active HIV transmission lack prevention …external icon
Healio Infectious Disease News
April 19, 2018 - Rare tickborne disease found in Austin-area cavesexternal icon
Healio Infectious Disease News
April 18, 2018 - Jobs that increase your risk of opioid addiction, deathexternal icon
WSB News
April 17, 2018 - CDC’s Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service Conferenceexternal icon
Healio Infectious Disease News
April 17, 2018 - CDC Hosting 67th EIS Conference This Weekexternal icon
Occupational Health and Safety
April 17, 2018 - 2 million more flu cases could be avoided by hitting national targetexternal icon
Healio Infectious Disease News
April 17, 2018 - Indiana sorority house had rare case of batsexternal icon
The Herald Bulletin, Anderson, Indiana
April 17, 2018 - Boots on the Ground: Reports from CDC’s Disease Detectivesexternal icon
PharmiWeb.com (press release)
April 16, 2018 - Ready to protect the public’s health at a moment’s notice: The Epidemic Intelligence Serviceexternal icon
CDC Foundation
April 16, 2018 - Radio Interview with EIS officer (5:20-8:26): A new CDC study details undernourishment among Rohingyan childrenexternal icon
Voice of America Asia
April 10, 2018 - Fake CBD oil causes 52 Utahns to fall ill, lawmakers pass bill to crack down on sales, useexternal icon
KSL 5 TV News, Salt Lake City, Utah
March 6, 2018
- Disease Detective Prices Burden of Measles Investigation and Responseexternal icon
Infectious diseases can pose a significant impact on public health. Analysis conducted by CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service officer and lead author on the MMWR, Grace Marx, and her colleagues determined the public health economic burden for investigating and responding to two single measles cases to exceed $68,000, collectively. These two unrelated measles cases were identified in Denver, Colorado, during July 2016–January 2017 after patients traveled to countries with endemic measles transmission. Each case resulted in multiple exposures at healthcare facilities and public venues, triggering an immediate and complex public health response.
Forbesexternal icon, MedPage Todayexternal icon, Physician’s Briefingexternal icon, MedicalXpressexternal icon
November 25-29, 2017 - Fighting Opioid and Related HIV and Hep C Outbreaks in Kentuckyexternal icon
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Podcast
October 18, 2017 - Victoria Hall Recognized as Scientific Superstar external icon
Victoria Hall is one of 26 scientific superstars recognized among 300 nominations across North America, most notably for her disease detective work in tracking how measles spread through a community of unvaccinated Somali people in Twin Cities, Minnesota. She was also among the first to respond to recent outbreaks of tuberculosis, Seoul virus, and other infectious diseases.
STAT News, 2017 Wunderkinds
October 13, 2017 - CDC’s EIS program molds clinicians into public health professionalsexternal icon
The EIS program is famous in the medical community for investigating outbreaks around the globe, but the program is less well known by the general public, despite having its boot prints on some of the biggest health crises of the last 60-plus years. EIS is strongly identified with infectious disease outbreaks and further extends into the study of chronic diseases and response to natural disasters. EIS officers are drawn by a desire to make an impact beyond the clinics and hospitals where they work, choosing to earn a government salary for 2 years while doing “interventional epidemiology.” The last two EIS classes have deployed more than 280 times to investigate and respond to epidemics and outbreaks, including in other countries.
Healio Infectious Disease News
June 2017 - High Phoenix temperatures prompt swim warning: Beware of diarrhea-causing parasiteexternal icon
As temperatures reach record highs in Phoenix this summer, many people are heading to the nearest pool to beat the heat. Sally Ann Iverson, an Epidemic Intelligence Service officer for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention assigned to the Maricopa County Public Health Department, shares healthy swimming tips for summer swimmers to prevent the spread of cryptosporidium, a diarrhea-causing parasite.
AZ Central: The Arizona Republic
June 16, 2017 - Allhands: 4 things we learned from the largest crypto outbreak in state historyexternal icon
Cryptosporidium is a microscopic parasite that causes the diarrheal disease cryptosporidiosis. Commonly known as “crypto,” an outbreak of the disease spread throughout public pools in Maricopa County in 2016—the largest crypto outbreak in Arizona history. Sally Ann Iverson, a CDC EIS officer with Maricopa County Department of Public Health, has assisted with the tracking and prevention of additional cryptosporidiosis outbreaks in the area.
AZCentral: The Arizona Republic
June 1, 2017 - CDC’s EIS program molds clinicians into public health professionalsexternal icon
Healio Infectious Disease News
June 2017 - “Like a kid in a candy store”: EIS officers explain matching processexternal icon
Healio Infectious Disease News
June 2017 - “Like winning the lottery”: EIS officers explain getting accepted into CDC programexternal icon
Healio Infectious Disease News
June 2017 - “Bring it on!” Presenting at the EIS conference can be daunting, officers sayexternal icon
Healio Infectious Disease News
June 2017 - How to prevent pool water illnesses as summer nearsexternal icon
Sally Ann Iverson, CDC EIS officer assigned to Maricopa County Department of Public Health, interviewed with ABC 15 Arizona about a new CDC report indicating that illnesses from pool water have doubled across the U.S. One state of particular concern is Arizona, with more than 350 cases in 2016, as compared to 62 cases reported in 2015. These illnesses are attributable to Cryptosporidium, which poses a unique challenge for pool sanitation.
ABC 15 Arizonaexternal icon, AZ Centralexternal icon
May 19, 2017 - Babies Born Addicted to Opioids Often Struggle With Learningexternal icon
HealthDay
May 3, 2017 - CDC Finds Bacteria for Legionnaire’s in Cooling Towers Across U.S. external icon
The Wall Street Journal
May 3, 2017 - Top 5 Contagion News Articles for the Week of April 23, 2017external icon
Contagion Live Infectious Diseases Today
April 28, 2017 - Overlooked opioid deaths emergingexternal icon
Herald Dispatch
April 28, 2017 - US- and foreign-born teens show comparable vaccination ratesexternal icon
Healio Infectious Diseases in Children
April 28, 2017 - CDC Pilot Study Explores National Burden of HAIs in US Nursing Homesexternal icon
Contagion Live Infectious Diseases Today
April 27, 2017 - Influenza-related death most common in children younger than 2 yearsexternal icon
Healio Infectious Disease News
April 27, 2017 - Haiti still prone to cholera despite improved water sourcesexternal icon
Healio Infectious Disease News
April 27, 2017 - Pertussis incidence highest among infants younger than 2 monthsexternal icon
Healio Infectious Disease News
April 27, 2017 - NY, NJ hotspot for deadly superbug fungusexternal icon
WDEF News 12
April 27, 2017 - CDC: Prescription Drug Abuse Mortality Rates Skewed by Death Certsexternal icon
MPR News
April 27, 2017 - Editorial: Count for opioid deaths likely underestimatedexternal icon
Herald-Dispatch
April 27, 2017 - ‘An iceberg’: The opioid crisis could be even worse than anyone thoughtexternal icon
Business Insider
April 27, 2017 - Deadly Superbug Threat – Candida aurisexternal icon
April 27, 2017 - Deadly ‘superbug’ fungus hits U.S. hospitalsexternal icon
FierceHealthcare
April 27, 2017 - University Mumps Outbreak Prevails Despite High 2-Dose MMR Coverageexternal icon
Contagion Live Infectious Diseases Today - Science Olympiad National Champions Visit Centers for Disease Control and Preventionexternal icon
East Greenbush Central School District
April 26, 2017 - Opioid addiction may have been underestimated by specialistsexternal icon
Council Chronicle
April 26, 2017 - The opioid epidemic may be even deadlier than we thinkexternal icon
Vox
April 26, 2017 - The scariest superbug on the CDC’s radar is a deadly fungus – spreading in New York and New Jersey, officials revealexternal icon
DailyMail
April 26, 2017 - Deadly superbug Fungus hits Tri-State hospitals, CDC saysexternal icon
CBS New York
April 26, 2017 - Deadly fungus becomes new menace for in US Hospitalsexternal icon
Managed Care Magazine
April 26, 2017 - Vaccine-type HPV prevalence in US declines 65% among young womenexternal icon
Healio Infectious Disease News
April 26, 2017 - Dispatches from the Front Lines: CDC’s Disease Detectives Conferenceexternal icon
Infection Control Today
April 25, 2017 - National opioid epidemic may be worse than estimatedexternal icon
Cleveland.com
April 25, 2017 - Cherokee Nation sues drug distributors while CDC claims opioid deaths are underreportedexternal icon
Catholic.org
April 25, 2017 - Measles Outbreaks Can Occur in Intense Exposure Settings Despite High Immunity Levelsexternal icon
Contagion Live Infectious Diseases Today
April 25, 2017 - Opioid epidemic ‘is underestimated’: CDC report warns current data is just the tip of the iceberg as many drug deaths are not recordedexternal icon
Daily News
April 25, 2017 - Opioid-related deaths may be underreported, says CDC investigatorexternal icon
April 25, 2017 - Opioid-Related Deaths Might Be Underestimated: CDCexternal icon
April 25, 2017 - ‘Superbug’ Fungus New Menace in US Hospitals, Mostly NY, NJexternal icon
Associated Press
April 25, 2017 - CDC’s disease detectives meet to talk solved mysteries
STAT News, Morning Rounds email newsletter
April 25, 2017 - At 91 Overdose Deaths A Day, Opioid Epidemic May Still Be Underestimated: CDC Reportexternal icon
Tech Times
April 24, 2017 - Study Shows First Statistical Evidence for Herd Protection from HPV Vaccineexternal icon
Contagion Live Infectious Diseases Today
April 24, 2017 - Deaths from Infections May be Masking Opioid Deathsexternal icon
NBC News
April 24, 2017 - CDC Still Searches for Cause of Mysterious Polio-Like Illnessexternal icon
NewsMax
April 24, 2017 - CDC Still Stumped by Cause of Mystery Paralysis in Kidsexternal icon
NBC News
April 24, 2017 - Opioid epidemic may be underestimated, CDC report saysexternal icon
CNN
April 24, 2017 - Get the lead out: Hundreds suffer poisoning from bullet fragments in their bodiesexternal icon
Debora Weiss, CDC EIS officer assigned to the Wisconsin Division of Public Health, lead a study that identified 457 gunshot-wound victims with elevated levels of lead in their blood. Looking at reports from 41 states between 2003 and 2012, Dr. Weiss and colleagues found that hundreds of people with bullet fragments in their bodies had suffered from lead poisoning. Seventeen people had blood lead levels more than 16 times the limit recommended by the CDC. Before this study, less than 100 cases of lead toxicity from bullet fragments were reported in medical literature.
Washington Post,external icon NBCexternal icon, Chicago Tribuneexternal icon, CNNexternal icon
February 9, 2017
- Former Cleveland Heights resident helps CDC fight Zika virus in American Samoaexternal icon
Ruth Link-Gelles, CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service officer, is recognized for months of ardent service on the front lines of the Zika virus outbreak in American Samoa. Link-Gelles was part of CDC’s team that investigated Zika transmission, coordinated laboratory testing and health services, and provided Zika education to the local community. These efforts helped ensure babies born to Zika-infected mothers were tested for birth defects.
The Plain Dealer
December 8, 2016 - Americans’ cholesterol, triglyceride levels continue to fallexternal icon
Improving cholesterol and triglyceride levels are believed to be contributing to declining death rates from cardiovascular diseases. Research conducted by CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service officer and lead author of the studyexternal icon, Asher Rosinger, and his colleagues suggests that drugs intended to lower cholesterol may not be the reason behind decreasing cholesterol levels. Rosinger and team await data from 2015 and 2016 to determine whether the removal of trans-fatty acids from foods is aiding these improved levels.
Reutersexternal icon, Live Scienceexternal icon, and TCTMD external icon
November 30, 2016 - Disease detective shares new insights on rare, tick-borne virusexternal icon
Mary-Margaret Fill, MD, an EIS Officer assigned to the Tennessee Department of Health, leads a study on an emerging and rare infectious disease known as the Heartland virus. Dr. Fill has learned that Heartland virus can cause more severe and widespread infection than originally thought. These findings underscore the importance of taking precautions to prevent tick bites.
Live Science
October 27, 2016 - How many Zika-infected infants will develop microcephaly and other FAQsexternal icon
When an outbreak strikes, the Epidemic Intelligence Service is the cavalry. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention EIS officers work on the front lines, where they investigate the causes and set up defenses.
PBS Newshour
May 18, 2016 - Novel orthopoxvirus discovered in Alaska patientexternal icon
Investigators for the CDC and the Alaska Division of Public Health discovered that a patient living in a remote area of Alaska was infected with a novel species of orthopoxvirus.
Healio Infectious Disease News
May 9, 2016 - New Evidence of Link Between Zika and Guillain-Barréexternal icon
There is new evidence that Zika may cause Guillain-Barré syndrome, according to findings presented at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Epidemic Intelligence Service Conference, held from May 2 to 5 in Atlanta.
DoctorsLounge
May 6, 2016 - Outbreak of Guillain-Barré syndrome in Brazil suggests Zika associationexternal icon
Researchers investigating a 2015 outbreak of Guillain-Barré syndrome in Brazil found that it was much more prevalent than expected — and saw signs that it may be associated with Zika virus.
Healio Infectious Disease News
May 5, 2016 - CDC Provides Zika Resources for Researchers, Healthcare Providers, and the Publicexternal icon
As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) learns more about the threat of Zika virus infection on pregnant women and their growing fetuses, it will continue to share its knowledge with researchers, healthcare providers and the public.
Contagion Infectious Diseases Today
May 05, 2016 - CDC: Providers should consider Zika in returning US Travelersexternal icon
Health officials are urging providers to be more aware of Zika virus in travelers returning to the United States, and to inform patients about the potential risks associated with the disease and how to reduce exposure to mosquitoes in areas with active Zika virus transmission.
Meeting News Coverage
May 4, 2016 - How Many Americans Floss Their Teeth?external icon
Americans can now be scientifically divided into three categories: Those who floss daily, those who never floss and those who fall somewhere in between.
U.S. News Report
May 2, 2016 - How the Polio Vaccine Continues to Change Historyexternal icon
This month, unbeknownst to many, one of the largest public health interventions is occurring worldwide, and it is called “The Switch.”external icon
Theworldpost.com
April 25, 2016 - Cellphone photos are causing more bison charges in Yellowstone, study says external icon
Cellphones may be responsible for an increase in the number of bison-related injuries to Yellowstone National Park visitors last year.
Billingsgazette.com
March 31, 2016 - Disease detectives: federal workers on the front line of epidemicsexternal icon
Disease outbreaks can strike at any moment, and when that happens the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) is one of the first on the scene. Chief of the EIS Program, Joshua A. Mott, PhD, MA, EMT-P (CAPT, USPHS), is interviewed by Federal News Radio.
FederalNewsRadio.com
March 25, 2016 - CDC disease detectives arrive in Boston to investigate illness striking Boston’s homelessexternal icon
A health official said the CDC is interested in the city’s experience because the federal agency is updating guidelines for handling clusters of meningococcal disease, the infection that killed two homeless people in Boston and sickened three others.
The Boston Globe
March 16, 2016 - Search Begins For Mothers In Brazil To Probe Zika Mysteriesexternal icon
Disease detectives from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control are in Brazil, rushing to answer one of the most important questions about the Zika outbreak. They’re going door-to-door to try to establish whether the virus is causing terrible birth defects.
NPR
February 25, 2016 - US, Brazilian health teams go into slums to start Zika studyexternal icon
Eight teams, each made up of one “disease detective” from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, work with Brazilian health officials to determine if the Zika virus is causing babies to be born with a birth defect affecting the brain.
Associated Press
February 24, 2016 - CDC Arrives In Brazil To Investigate Zika Outbreakexternal icon
On February 22, 2016, a team of U.S. government disease detectives launched an eagerly anticipated research project in Brazil designed to determine whether the Zika virus is really causing a surge of serious birth defects.
NPR
February 22, 2016 - Zika Virus May Cause Paralysisexternal icon -Video 3:42
EIS officer Ashley Styczynski talks with Dr. Richard Besser on an ABC News digital about the work she is doing with the Brazilian Ministry of Health to investigate Guillain-Barre syndrome and any possible link with Zika virus.
ABC News
February 15, 2016 - CDC on highest alert over Zika Virusexternal icon -Video 2:44
Paige Armstrong, CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service officer, is featured in CDC’s Emergency Operations Center for the Zika response.
CBS46 News
February 9, 2016 - The Global Challenge of Cancer
EIS Officer Hilda Razzaghi works to establish cancer registries in low and middle income countries.
CDC Blog
February 2, 2016 - StoryCorps Atlanta: Combating Ebola On The Front Linesexternal icon
Dr. Anne Purfield and Dr. Melissa Rolfes talked about being among the first CDC employees to arrive in Sierra Leone to combat Ebola.”
WABE 90.1 FM
January 26, 2016
- Oxford Public Health Magazine Issue 2external icon
The Inside the Outbreaks issue of Oxford Public Health magazine (December 2015) is a special issue dedicated to the front-line of public health, the field epidemiologists, also known as “intervention epidemiologists” and “disease detectives”. Stories of a few current and former Epidemic Intelligence Service officers are covered.
Oxford Public Health magazine
December 2015 - How animals can give you tuberculosisexternal icon
In 2014, an estimated 9.6 million people were infected by tuberculosis, according to the World Health Organization.
CNN.com
December 23, 2015 - 2014 outbreak at US-Mexico border linked to S. pneumoniae serotype 5external icon
Healio Infectious Disease News
April 30, 2015 - Prompt contact tracing disrupts Ebola virus transmission into Senegalexternal icon
Healio Infectious Disease News
April 28, 2015 - Chickungunya common among US volunteers in Dominican Republicexternal icon
Healio Infectious Disease News
April 24, 2015 - CDC experts present public health findings in Atlantaexternal icon
Vaccine News Daily
April 22, 2015 - Online meet-up services linked to increased syphilis transmission among MSMexternal icon
Healio Infectious Disease News
April 22, 2015 - What it takes to become a CDC disease detectiveexternal icon
Mother Nature Network
April 22, 2015
- El testimonio de una de las epidemiólogas que estuvo en Guinea estudiando el ébolaexternal icon
EIS alum Dr. Fatima Coronado talks about investigating Ebola in Guinea.
CNN Chile (in Spanish)
November 4, 2014 - Can a U.S. military Ebola treatment center slow Ebola in one hard-hit city?external icon
When EIS officer Morgan Hennessey arrived in Ganta, Liberia, Ebola seemed to be in a quiet phase — until another person infected with the virus arrived: “It’s like a fire. It just takes one spark.”
Washington Post
November 2, 2014 - Leprosy Still Occurs in U.S., CDC Reportsexternal icon
Approximately 100 new cases of leprosy are reported in the United States each year, according to a CDC study. EIS officer Leisha Nolen was the lead researcher.
Philly.com
October 31, 2014 - Ebola outbreak in US unlikely, CDC officer saysexternal icon
EIS officer Deborah Hastings, assigned to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, tells a meeting of healthcare workers the chance of an Ebola epidemic in the United States is rare.
Columbus Telegram
October 30, 2014 - U.S. Ebola fighters head to Africa, but will the military and civilian effort be enough?external icon
For EIS officer Katie Curran, in rural Sierra Leone, making trips into the bush to meet with village leaders and discuss ways to contain the Ebola virus can be a challenge. Sometimes, there is no road.
Washington Post
October 25, 2014 - Doctors, aid workers fight Ebola in West Africa, then fear of disease in U.S.external icon
When David Schnabel, EIS officer assigned to the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, returned to the U.S. after training Sierra Leoneans on Ebola safety protocols, he didn’t talk much about his trip with people he didn’t know: “I understood the emotional response to Ebola … I consciously was careful who I told.”
Washington Post
October 24, 2014 - CDC Doctor in Sierra Leone Credits Local Health Workersexternal icon
EIS officer Kimberly Pringle works with local public health teams in Kenema, Sierra Leone, to help slow the spread of the Ebola virus. Her first and inflexible rule while working in West Africa is “touch no one.”
GPB On Second Thought
October 23, 2014 - CDC workers share emotional toll of Ebolaexternal icon
In Sierra Leone, EIS officer Michelle Dynes and EIS alum Anne Purfield worked in an office next to an Ebola hospital. Of the many precautions they took to avoid contracting the virus, staying several feet away from people was the most difficult.
11 Alive Atlanta
October 22, 2014 - When Caring Kills: Ebola Kills Nurses Who Touched Babyexternal icon
Two EIS officers and an EIS alum talk about how Ebola has turned Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea into countries where giving comfort can be fatal and hospitals are feared as dangerous places.
NBC News
October 21, 2014 - What We Can Learn from the People Who Are Tracking Ebolaexternal icon
EIS officer Greg Raczniak says the most important aspect of contact tracing is clear communication.
Business Insider
October 20, 2014 - Meet the CDC’s SWAT Teamexternal icon
Since 1951, the “shoe leather epidemiologists” of the EIS have been on the public health front lines.
Washington Post
October 16, 2014 - Brit ‘Disease Detective’ Helps Ebola-Hit Dallasexternal icon
Dr. Seema Yasmin, an EIS alum and Dallas Morning News reporter, answers city residents’ questions about Ebola.
Sky News
October 15, 2014 - The Case of the Nutty Dish: A Science Radio Detective Storyexternal icon
EIS alum Phil Graitcer developed a radio piece highlighting deductive reasoning and investigating an outbreak.
PRX Blog
October 13, 2014 - Disease detectives help contain Ebola in Dallasexternal icon
Five hours after the first case of Ebola was confirmed in the United States, EIS officer Charnetta Smith was on her way to Dallas as part of a CDC team sent to work alongside local health officials.
USA Today
October 12, 2014 - On Ebola’s front lines in Liberiaexternal icon
EIS officer Allison Arwady arrived in Liberia as the Ebola epidemic was overwhelming the country’s health care system.
Yale Medicine
October 11, 2014 - When Holding an Orphaned Baby Can Mean Contracting Ebolaexternal icon
An EIS officer and an alum talk about Ebola’s devastating toll on Sierra Leone’s health care workers: “By the time we arrived, more than 20 nurses had died from Ebola.”
NPR StoryCorps
October 11, 2014 - Common Childhood Vaccine Cuts “Superbug” Infection: Studyexternal icon
EIS officer is lead researcher on study suggesting childhood pneumoccal vaccine reduces antibiotic-resistant infections for children younger than 5 years.
HealthDay
October 10, 2014 - Disease Detectives Investigate Outbreaks at Home and Abroadexternal icon
EIS alum Dr. Seema Yasmin writes about what it’s like to be the medical sleuths of CDC—the young doctors, veterinarians, scientists, and other health professionals who work behind the scenes but sometimes are put into the limelight.
Scientific American Guest Blog
October 10, 2014 - Public Health Professor Brings CDC Experience, Expertiseexternal icon
EIS alum Seema Yasmin has joined the University of Texas–Dallas faculty. Dr. Yasmin also covers public health as a staff writer at The Dallas Morning News.
UT Dallas News Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
October 10, 2014 - CDC takes to Twitter to answer Ebola concernsexternal icon
EIS officer Kelsey Mirkovic and other CDC experts use Twitter to answer the public’s questions about Ebola. One response was re-Tweeted 4,000 times.
CBS Evening News
October 8, 2014 - CDC’s Ebola workers find funding is strappedexternal icon
In Sierra Leone, EIS officer Bridgette Gleason has seen tragedy every day. But to really make a difference, “you have to focus on what you can do.”
NPR Marketplace
October 8, 2014 - Meet the disease detectives tracking Ebola at CDCexternal icon
Inside CDC’s Emergency Operations Center, EIS officer Aimee Summers is one of about 150 CDC staff members working to keep pace with the Ebola epidemic.
PBS News Hour
October 8, 2014 - Inside the work of Ebola “Disease Detectives”external icon
As public health officials in Dallas, Texas, continue to track the well-being of people who may have been exposed to the Ebola virus, EIS officer Jennifer Hunter and EIS alum Tracy Creek give some insight into the type of people who do this work.
NPR Marketplace
October 7, 2014 - When Ebola hits, contact tracing is a critical processexternal icon
EIS officer Kelsey Mirkovic describes how CDC, the World Health Organization, and Doctors Without Borders worked with the Ministry of Health to conduct contact tracing in the wake of Senegal’s first confirmed case of Ebola.
USA Today
October 6, 2014 - How disease detectives find the source of outbreaks like enterovirus, Ebolaexternal icon
EIS officer Dan Pasula and EIS alum Jennifer McQuiston talk about the process of investigating and solving medical mysteries and stopping outbreaks.
Colorado Public Radio
October 6, 2014 - For CDC team in Dallas, the search is on for those who had contact with Ebola patientexternal icon
EIS officer Matt Karwowski conducts in-person interviews and home visits, gathering details and sharing information to help assess a person’s risk level.
The Washington Post
October 4, 2014 - What Two Epidemic Intelligence Service Trainees Learned From Solving the Case of “The Nutty Dish”external icon
Training for new EIS officers includes reviewing and investigating old outbreak cases.
Sound Medicine Radio
October 4, 2014 - Meet a Disease Detective Hunting Ebola in Dallasexternal icon
In Dallas, Texas, EIS officer Matt Karwowski is a contact tracer—a job that is part medicine, part social work, and part investigator.
Time Magazine
October 3, 20124 - Ebola en RDC: reportage à Lokolia, épicentre de l’épidémieexternal icon
Interview with EIS officer Christopher Hsu about his work in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
rfi (in French)
October 2, 2014 - Medical experts answer Ebola questionsexternal icon
EIS alum Dr. Seema Yasmin joins Drs. Sanjay Gupta and Ian Lipkin to answer questions about Ebola from social media.
CNN
October 2, 2014 - Disease Detective: Erik
EIS officer talks about the impact of Ebola on everyday life in Liberia.
September 30, 2014 - Disease Detective: Rupa
EIS officer trained medical workers in Guinea to screen river passenger for Ebola symptoms.
September 30, 2014 - CDC disease detectives dispatched to West Africa to fight Ebolaexternal icon
EIS officer Leisha Nolen is part of the CDC team working to stop the Ebola virus in West Africa. “This is not going to stop on its own,” she said.
CBS 46 News
September 29, 2014 - Disease Detective: Ruth
EIS officer will rely on her familiarity with African culture to gain community buy-in during her deployment to Sierra Leone.
September 22, 2014 - CDC doctor talks about Ebola outbreakexternal icon
EIS officer Leisha Nolen talks about the devastating effects of Ebola in West Africa and efforts to control the virus.
WSB-TV Channel 2 Atlanta
September 19, 2014 - Tracking the Ebola Virus in West Africaexternal icon
EIS officer Rebecca “Bex” Levine talks about the stories behind the numbers, the logistical challenges of contact tracing, and the need for resources in the fight against the Ebola virus.
CNN
September 18, 2014 - Video Diary Part 2: CDC Officer Deploys to Fight Ebolaexternal icon
EIS officer Rebecca “Bex” Levine talks about an Ebola case involving a baby.
CNN
September 18, 2014 - “How Can I Not Go?”: CDC Doctor on Going to Sierra Leone During Ebola Outbreakexternal icon
EIS officer Kimberly Pringle has been to other global health trouble spots and knows there are risks. But she would rather put her skills to use than watch from the sidelines: “As a global citizen, how can I not go?”
GPB News
September 17, 2014 - Doctor Shortage Hampers Ebola Fight, Iowa Expert Saysexternal icon
Dr. Samir Koirala, EIS officer assigned to Iowa Department of Health, helped set up an electronic Ebola contact tracking system in Sierra Leone. Dr. Koirala relates his observations, including the severe shortage of health care workers.
The Des Moines Register
September 17, 2014 - Video Diary Part 1: CDC Officer on Ebola Fightexternal icon
EIS officer Rebecca “Bex” Levine describes her deployment to Sierra Leone during the 2014 Ebola outbreak response.
CNN
September 16, 2014 - The Reason Ebola Isn’t Being Stoppedexternal icon
EIS officer Rebecca Levine arrives in West Africa with a new system developed by CDC to help make contract tracing—a mainstay in controlling epidemics—more effective.
CNN
September 11, 2014 - The Making of the Disease Detectives, or the Case of the Nutty Dishexternal icon
In this dramatization, two new EIS officers solve a case study about a Salmonella outbreak as they train to become disease detectives. (Transcript)external icon
PRX Public Radio Exchange
August 26, 2014 - Taking a lead role to contain Ebolaexternal icon
EIS officer Meredith Dixon, who had two tours of duty in West Africa, talks about CDC’s efforts on the ground to contain the Ebola epidemic in Nigeria, Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone.
Radio New Zealand
August 21, 2014 - Disease Detective: Kari
EIS officer says teamwork is an important part of controlling the Ebola virus.
August 21, 2014 - Disease Detective: Rebecca
EIS officer leaves for West Africa with communication equipment to assist in efforts to improve health messaging at the community level.
August 13, 2014 - Disease Detective: Meredith
EIS officer talks about her first encounter with an Ebola patient during her second tour of duty helping fight Ebola in West Africa.
August 12, 2014 - Disease Detective: Greg
EIS alum helps with contact tracing, a task vital to controlling the Ebola virus.
August 12, 2014 - What You Bring When You’re Going into an Ebola Outbreakexternal icon
EIS officer Rebecca Merrill describes what supplies she packed for her deployment to Liberia.
Time
August 12, 2014 - Disease Detective: Kelsey
EIS officer tells about her work as a CDC disease detective responding to the Ebola outbreak.
August 11, 2014 - Disease Detective: Leisha
EIS officer educated people in West Africa to recognize new cases and prevent spread of Ebola.
August 11, 2014 - Inside the CDC’s Emergency Operations Center Tackling Ebolaexternal icon
Time
August 9, 2014 - CDC’s disease detectives face dangerous but fulfilling taskexternal icon
EIS alum Dr. Seema Yasmin talks about the dangerous but rewarding work of being an EIS officer.
The Dallas Morning News
August 2, 2014 - CDC ‘disease detective’ talks about challenges of fighting spread of Ebola virusexternal icon
EIS officer Leisha Nolen, a pediatrician and genetics researcher, talks about cultural disbelief in the infection and other challenges to fighting the spread of Ebola in West Africa.
The Washington Post
August 1, 2014 - Disease Detective: Tracing Infection Back to Your Seafoodexternal icon
National Geographic
May 9, 2014 - New Orthopoxvirus Discoveredexternal icon
Science
May 9, 2014 - New Poxvirus Foundexternal icon
Nature
May 8, 2014 - Brand New Smallpox-Related Virus Emerges In Country Of Georgiaexternal icon
Huffington Post
May 5, 2014 - Bioterror Threat? New Smallpox-Related Virus Raises Alarmsexternal icon
Live Science
May 2, 2014 - Smallpox Cousin Infects People in Georgiaexternal icon
Guardian Liberty Voice
May 2, 2014 - Last remaining smallpox samples await destruction, but scientists plea for reprieveexternal icon
The Independent (UK)
May 2, 2014 - New Smallpox-Like Virus Discoveredexternal icon
Newser
May 1, 2014 - CDC reports 3 human cases caused by new orthopoxvirusexternal icon
University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
May 1, 2014 - CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service Conference Dissects Foster Farms Salmonella Outbreakexternal icon
Food Safety News
May 1, 2014 - New Virus Related To Smallpox Is Found In Republic Of Georgiaexternal icon
NPR
May 1, 2014
This story also aired on Oregon Public Broadcasting’s website and on KPBS in San Diego. - New Software Tool Helps Track Exposures in Ebola Outbreak
external iconFor the first time, disease detectives working on the Ebola outbreak in Guinea and Liberia are using a new software tool to help find people exposed to and possibly infected by the virus.
reliefweb
April 30, 2014 - In praise of CDC’s heroic ‘disease detectives’external icon
Fox News
April 30, 2014 - Backyard Chickens Linked to Salmonella Outbreaks, CDC Saysexternal icon
NBC News
April 29, 2014 - CDC ‘disease detectives’ probing overdose data to help R.I. stem mounting fatalitiesexternal icon
Providence Journal
April 17, 2014 - Malaria cases reach 40-year high in U.S.external icon
Vaccine News Daily
February 4, 2014 - Former EIS Officer receives Lifetime Achievement Award in Hemodialysisexternal icon
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
January 31, 2014 - Premature infants on parenteral nutrition among the casualties in zinc shortageexternal icon
Family Practice News
January 17, 2014