a trip!

CDC (my wonderful employer) has been working with WHO (and Rotary and UNICEF) for several years in an attempt to eradicate polio worldwide. Polio is basically gone from most countries, but there are still several countries (India and Nigeria are the main ones) that have regular transmission of wild-type polio.

CDC is always looking for epidemiologists who are willing to do short term stints in India or Nigeria to help with eradication efforts.

I love my job. :)

So I get to go to India or Nigeria (or possibly someplace else if more polio cases pop up in the interim) for 2 months this summer. Woo hoo! Should be a fun summer!

-J

If you're interested in learning more about polio eradication efforts, check out this webpage.