Specialized field epidemiologists are critical to rapid disease detection and response in remote, high-risk, and vulnerable areas.

Lenin Yonel La Torre Rosillo, a Peruvian epidemiologist and @TEPHINET Advanced Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP) graduate, responded to a yellow fever case in the Imaza District of Bagua Province, where more than 90% of the population was unvaccinated against the disease. Click the link in our bio to learn how he, his colleagues, and local indigenous leaders worked to increase vaccine coverage and protect the community, stopping a local outbreak from becoming a regional crisis.