Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention commonly known as the CDC is a United States federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services that works to protect public health and safety by providing information to enhance health decisions. The main focus of the agency is disease prevention and control (especially infectious diseases). During the Ori plague outbreak on Earth, the CDC helped Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell track Lt. Fischer to a gas station and then track the customers that used the pump Fischer used after he left.

Dr. Carolyn Lam worked at the CDC prior to her taking over as Chief Medical Officer at Stargate Command.