Spokesperson Portfolio - Jennifer McQuiston, DVM, MS (CAPT, USPHS)
Deputy Director, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
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Video: Families and Pets – Staying Healthy
As a disease detective and veterinarian, Dr. Jennifer McQuiston specializes in diseases that can be transmitted from animals or insects to people; she is constantly vigilant to the potential for an outbreak. As a mother of two young children, keeping people healthy and preventing disease are top priorities. When children started dying from Rocky Mountain spotted fever on American Indian reservations in the U.S. Southwest, McQuiston helped lead a program to eliminate disease-carrying ticks from homes and yards, helping protect the kids and families who lived there. Because her work helps thousands of people at once, McQuiston is convinced she has the best job in the world.
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Contact
CDC Public Affairs
404.639.3286
media@cdc.gov
Biography
Jennifer McQuiston, DVM, MS (CAPT, USPHS) [301 KB]
Expertise
- Bioterrorism preparedness
- Disease surveillance
- Epidemiology
- Outbreak investigations
- Veterinary medicine
- Zoonotic diseases (tick-borne diseases, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis, Q fever, typhus)
Current Position
- Deputy Director, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
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- Page last reviewed: July 14, 2014
- Page last updated: July 14, 2014
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