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14279

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This image from 1965, depicts from left to right, former Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Chief Epidemiologist, Dr. Alexander Langmuir, as he was welcoming home fellow epidemiologist, Dr. Lawrence K. Altman from an assignment he’d taken to Africa, while other epidemiologists were present, including Dr. Pierce Gardner, Dr. Leo Morris, Dr. Mike Schultz, Dr. J. Donald Millar, and Dr. Ronald Johnson. In 1951, the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) was established at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, as a combined training, and service program in the practice of applied epidemiology. The program was founded by Dr. Langmuir when he realized that there was a need for epidemiologists with skills, and practical field experience, to investigate and control naturally occurring disease outbreaks.

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CDC

Creation Date:

1965

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