CDC established the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS)
On Sept. 26, 1951, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the Epidemic Intelligence Service…
The CDC formed a committee on air-borne disease studies
In 1950, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) formed a committee on air-borne disease studies,…
The U.S. was declared free of malaria
In 1949, the office of Malaria Control declared the U.S. was free of malaria as a significant public…
The National Malaria Eradication Program commenced
On Jul. 1, 1947, the National Malaria Eradication Program commenced. The Program was a cooperative of state and…
The new Communicable Disease Center in Atlanta acquired 15 acres from Emory College
In 1947, the new Communicable Disease Center in Atlanta, Georgia, acquires 15 acres from Emory College for a…
The CDC was established as a field station under the Chief of the Bureau of State Services of the US Public Health Service
In 1947, the CDC was established as a field station under the Chief of the Bureau of State…
The Communicable Disease Center (CDC) opened its doors
On Jul. 1, 1946, the Communicable Disease Center (CDC) opened its doors and occupied one floor of a…
The Office of Malaria Control in War Areas agency was officially deactivated and the CDC was established
On Jul. 1, 1946, the office of Malaria Control in War Areas (MCWA) agency officially deactivated and the…
The Communicable Disease Center (CDC) stationed the Laboratory Division in Chamblee, Georgia
In 1946, the Communicable Disease Center (CDC) was stationed at the Laboratory Division at the Lawson Veterans Administration…
Malaria Control in War Areas agency was established in Atlanta, Georgia
In 1942, the Malaria Control in War Areas (MCWA) agency was established in Atlanta, Georgia, now known as…
Between 25 and 50 million people died from the influenza outbreak that began in 1918
In 1918, It was estimated that about 500 million people or one-third of the world’s population became infected…
Asa Candler, founder of The Coca-Cola Company, donated land in Atlanta for an expanded Emory College
In 1915, Asa Candler, the founder of The Coca-Cola Company and brother to former Emory University President Warren…
Thomas Caspar Gilchrist First Identified Blastomycosis
In 1894, Thomas Caspar Gilchrist from the University of Maryland first identified blastomycosis. Gilchrist initially believed the disease…