On the Case with a Disease Detective

A CDC Foundation Podcast

Contagious Conversations is a podcast hosted and brought to you by the CDC Foundation (@CDCFound). The CDC Foundation is an independent nonprofit and the sole entity created by Congress to mobilize philanthropic and private-sector resources to support the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s critical health protection work. Their podcast  features compelling interviews with experts who are tackling some of the world’s toughest health challenges.

This episode is hosted by Dr. Judy Monroe, President and CEO of the CDC Foundation and host of today’s conversation. Every episode we hear from inspiring leaders and innovators who make the world healthier and safer for all of us. Contagious Conversations is brought to you by the CDC Foundation, an independent nonprofit that builds partnerships to help the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention save and improve more lives.

Your first day at any new job is always a little stressful. But for Julia Petras, the day she started working at CDC was especially high stakes. On this episode a look at the disease detectives tasked with identifying and stopping infectious threats to public health. CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service, EIS for short, has been around for more than 70 years. It was started in 1951, just as the U.S. was entering the Korean War.