CDC Press Release: Boots on the Ground: CDC’s Disease Detective Conference

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Press Release                                                                                                       Monday, April 20, 2015                                                                                                                                   Contact: CDC Media Relations (404) 639-3286   Boots on the Ground: CDC’s Disease Detective Conference Epidemic Intelligence Services officers present findings on Ebola, EV D68, MERS and more   The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will hold its 64th Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) conference April 20-23 in Atlanta. The event showcases recent ground-breaking and often times life-saving investigations by CDC disease detectives. EIS officers will share details of investigations that placed them in the thick of some of the world’s most challenging public health events. Monday through Thursday, CDC’s EIS officers will present their research findings from U.S. and international-based investigations conducted over the past year. CDC Director Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H. will open the conference with remarks on Monday morning, and attend several sessions throughout the week. During the past year, nearly every current EIS officer deployed either to West Africa or within the United States in support of the Ebola response.   Read More>>   Media interested in attending the conference should contact the CDC Media Office at 404-639-3286, or visit http://www.cdc.gov/eis/conference.html for more information.   Link: http://www.cdc.gov/media/dpk/2015/dpk-eis.html ###   U.S. Department of Health and Human Services   CDC works 24/7 saving lives and protecting people from health threats to have a more secure nation.  Whether these threats are chronic or acute, manmade or natural, human error or deliberate attack, global or domestic, CDC is the U.S. health protection agency. The CDC has reached 1 million email subscribers. Thank you for your support. Modify/Update Subscriber Preferences or Unsubscribe | Learn about CDC Updates Questions or problems? Please contact support@govdelivery.com. This email was sent to filter@clubhouseb.com using GovDelivery,on behalf of: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • 1600 Clifton Rd • Atlanta, GA 30333 • 1-800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636)