The Epidemic Intelligence Service was founded in 1951, just five years after the launch of the CDC, in response to Cold War-era concerns about biological warfare.

(THE CONVERSATION) When the Trump administration announced in February 2025 that it was cutting 10% of staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it seemed that a small but storied ...

(THE CONVERSATION) When the Trump administration announced in February 2025 that it was cutting 10% of staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it seemed that a small but storied ...

(THE CONVERSATION) When the Trump administration announced in February 2025 that it was cutting 10% of staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it seemed that a small but storied ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Mark Dworkin, University of Illinois Chicago and Casey Luc, University of Illinois ...

Alex Langmuir, CDC. The Epidemic Intelligence Service was founded in 1951, just five years after the launch of the CDC, in response to Cold War-era concerns about biological warfare.