Template:Did you know nominations/Alexander Langmuir
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Alexander Langmuir
- ... that Alexander Langmuir created the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service to send epidemiologists across the world and combat biological warfare?
- Source: "In 1949, Dr. Langmuir created a corps of epidemiologists at what is now the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. The corps was ready to fly anywhere immediately to investigate reports of an epidemic or an unusual cluster of cases. Known as the Epidemic Intelligence Service, the program played a crucial role in turning what was then an obscure and fledgling operation into a large Federal agency. [...] When the possibility of biological warfare was raised during the Korean War, scientists looked to epidemiology as the first line of defense. But the country was not prepared. Dr. Langmuir seized the opportunity to strengthen disease surveillance and his program." [1]
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- Comment: I feel that initializing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is appropriate for readability, given that the hook specifically focuses on Langmuir's work with its subsidiary Epidemic Intelligence Service. However, if others feel that the full agency name needs to be listed, that still fits within the 200 character limit (147 vs 186).
Improved to Good Article status by BluePenguin18 (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.
BluePenguin18 🐧 ( 💬 ) 19:19, 8 July 2024 (UTC).
- Article was promoted to GA on 8 July, is well cited, and the hook is interesting. Hook is also cited. Copyvio detector shows high percentages, but it's mostly due to long names of people and institutions. QPQ is not needed. Nice article, happy to approve it for dyk!
Artem.G (talk) 18:14, 11 July 2024 (UTC)
