Field Photos
EIS officer Katherine Newell (left) and CDC Pox and Rabies Branch biologist Clint Morgan collect trapped small mammals to investigate the mechanisms for Alaskapox virus transmission in September 2021.
EIS officer Sophie Jones (left) and CDC staff member Chris Prestel sample an environmental services cart during a Candida auris outbreak investigation in May 2022.
EIS officers Sophie Jones (left) and Karen Wu sample a hemodialysis machine during a Candida auris outbreak investigation in May 2022.
EIS officer Sophie Jones performs an environmental cleaning audit of high-touch surfaces in a healthcare facility during a Candida auris outbreak investigation in May 2022.
From left, ATSDR’s Stacey Konkle, EIS officer Daniel Nguyen, ATSDR Evaluation Fellow Alex Poniatowski, CSTE Fellow Nicole Mintz, CSTE Fellow Maddy Jarvis, EIS officer Asha Choudhury, and ATSDR Region 9’s Ben Gerhardstein recruit participants for the follow-up survey investigating ongoing health effects related to the jet fuel contamination of the Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam water system at the Pearl Harbor Navy Exchange in September 2022.
EIS officer Kiara McNamara collects environmental samples from a veterinary clinic to investigate a New-Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-producing E. coli outbreak among dogs in March 2022.
EIS officer Amara Fazal (left) collects information about antibiotic prescribing to analyze antibiotic use at a pharmacy in Indonesia in January 2023.
U.S. Virgin Islands EIS officer Katie Labgold (right) and CSTE Applied Epidemiology Fellow Jade Bernadel support the COVID-19 testing and vaccination outreach pop-up site on St. John in August 2022.
EIS officer Molly Valleau conducts a site visit to a hospital in Lusaka during a national COVID-19 vaccination campaign in May 2022.
EIS officer Molly Valleau interviews nurses working in a Lusaka prison about challenges and successes related to COVID-19 vaccination in the prison in May 2022.
From left, EIS officers Haillie Meek, Kevin Ma, Sarah Hamid, and Nina Masters discuss prioritization of efforts for the polio Epi-Aid in New York State in August 2022.
EIS officer Daniel Nguyen hangs up a recruitment flyer for the follow-up survey investigating ongoing health effects related to the jet fuel contamination of the Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam water system at a local community center in September 2022.
EIS officer Parsa Bastani (right) walks with EIS officer Jason Malenfant during their deployment to The Gambia in September 2022.
EIS officer Caroline Waddell interviews a participant for an mpox seroprevalence survey among people accessing homeless services or staying in encampments, shelters, or permanent supportive housing in San Francisco, CA.
EIS officer Lauren Jansen stands with Nebraska's public health response trailer before going to a poultry farm to speak with workers exposed to avian influenza.
EIS officer Lauren Jansen works in Nebraska's public health response trailer while interviewing poultry farm workers exposed to avian influenza.
EIS officer Forrest Jones (left) and CDC employee Jessica Irizarry-Ramos review details from the leptospirosis surveillance system after Hurricane Fiona hit Puerto Rico in September 2022.
EIS officer Julia Petras collects soil samples during the melioidosis investigation in the Mississippi Gulf Coast region in June 2022.
From left, EIS officer Arran Hamlet, EIS officer Shanna Miko, CDC environmental engineer Mia Catharine Mattioli, and Career Epidemiology Field Officer Michelle Holshue in front of a cabin that hikers use on the Pacific Crest Trail.
EIS officer Julia Petras collects water samples during the melioidosis investigation in the Mississippi Gulf Coast region in June 2022.
From left, Nurse Epidemiologist Jennifer Hanson, State Epidemiologist Paul Byers, LLS fellow Maureen Ty, and EIS officer Julia Petras collect and document environmental samples during the melioidosis investigation in the Mississippi Gulf Coast region in June 2022.
EIS officers Arran Hamlet (right) and Shanna Miko investigate potential areas to conduct environmental sampling for fecal contamination and norovirus.
EIS officer Arran Hamlet observes a water source being tested for fecal contamination and norovirus.
EIS officer Julia Petras collects water samples during the melioidosis investigation in the Mississippi Gulf Coast region in June 2022.
From left, EIS officer Shanna Miko, CDC environmental engineer Mia Catharine Mattioli, and Career Epidemiology Field Officer Michelle Holshue take samples of potential drinking water to test for fecal contamination and norovirus.
EIS officers Arran Hamlet (left) and Shanna Miko cross a fallen tree to get to a sampling site on the Pacific Crest Trail.
EIS officer Shannan Rich (left) surveys an outreach staff member about their knowledge of fleas, lice, and associated diseases at a homeless encampment in Colorado in August 2022.
EIS officer Arran Hamlet walks into the Government Meadows site to conduct environmental sampling for norovirus.
EIS officer Julia Petras collects environmental samples in Mississippi as part of an investigation into a cluster of non-travel associated melioidosis cases.
State Epidemiologist Paul Byers helps EIS Officer Julia Petras return to shore after she collected a water sample as part of an investigation into a cluster of non-travel associated melioidosis cases in Mississippi.
EIS officer Julia Petras collects environmental samples in Mississippi as part of an investigation into a cluster of non-travel associated melioidosis cases.
EIS officer Amy Beeson attends a church carnival in Morristown, New Jersey, to recruit outdoor workers to participate in a study on occupational risk for tickborne diseases.
EIS officers Sophie Jones (left), Karen Wu, and Dallas Smith examine healthcare facility floor plans during a Candida auris outbreak investigation in May 2022.