Lauren Sauer

Lauren Sauer is an outbreak intervention expert based at the Center for Special Pathogens Training and Education in Baltimore. She has been actively involved in analyzing and responding to health crises, including the recent mysterious illness outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where over 1,300 people fell ill and more than 50 lost their lives. Sauer's insights have raised alarms about the rising numbers of cases and the lack of clear patterns in testing, underscoring the urgent need for further investigation into the outbreak's source.