The only lab in the U.S. capable of testing for and tracking antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea, or “super gonorrhea,” was ...

Half of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention's Epidemic Intelligence Service officers — a group known as the CDC's "disease detectives" — were among the cuts made Friday by the Trump ...

Most tragic among these is the fact that the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS), or disease detective program, was cut. This globally renowned, two-year fellowship is made up of young doctors and ...

You are a budding epidemiologist who has been called to a popular national park in the American Southwest to investigate a disease outbreak. Six out of eight people camping in the same area have ...

These “disease detectives” are sent to state and local health departments to investigate urgent public health problems. In Milwaukee’s case, the city requested the CDC’s help March 26 with ...

Already, cuts have hit top researchers at the National Institute of Health's Alzheimer's research center and disease detectives who identify new infectious diseases. Some Republican on Capitol ...

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has sent some of its “disease detectives” to West Texas to help with the measles outbreak there — a sign that the Trump administration ...

To date, the program has trained more than 4,000 disease detectives, and its officers have collectively conducted thousands of outbreak investigations. The unit's impact has been global.

A legacy of impact The importance of an expert, nimble team of disease detectives has only increased. Over the past few years, Epidemic Intelligence Service officers have responded to countless ...

To date, the program has trained more than 4,000 disease detectives, and its officers have collectively conducted thousands of outbreak investigations. The unit’s impact has been global.