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Alexander Langmuir

American epidemiologist (1910–1993)

Born: 1910 CE · Died: 1993 CENationality: United States

About Alexander Langmuir

Alexander Duncan Langmuir was an American epidemiologist who served as Chief Epidemiologist of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from 1949 to 1970, developing the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) as a training program for epidemiologists.Wikipedia ↗

Associated Events

Pandemic1957 CE – 1958 CE

Asian Flu Pandemic

An H2N2 influenza pandemic originating in Guizhou, China killed an estimated 1–2 million people worldwide in two waves, becoming the first pandemic in which a vaccine was developed and deployed mid-outbreak — a landmark achievement in preventive medicine.