https://freerepublic.com/tag/epidemicintelligence/ en-us Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:21:30 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4394942/posts he official name of the CDC is the Centers for Disease Control “and Prevention.” Tasked with prevention of disease is an agency that does not appear in the CDC’s flow chart, the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS). According to the CDC: EIS officers are CDC’s disease detectives who learn from and work alongside subject matter experts while providing service to domestic and international partner… Worn-out shoe leather with a prominent hole worn through has been a recurring visual theme of EIS through the decades, a reference to the practice of EIS officers personally investigating disease outbreaks at the local population level,... American Thinker https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4394942/posts#comment Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:21:30 GMT