Timothy Cunningham, a CDC employee, has been missing since Feb. 12, and his parents are now offering a $10,000 reward for information in the case, according to Atlanta police.
Cunningham, 35, is a Harvard-educated epidemic intelligence officer for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia. As part of his job, he is often deployed for public health emergencies, including Superstorm Sandy, and the Ebola and Zika outbreaks, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
He called in sick to work Feb. 12 and, when his parents traveled from Maryland to check on him four days later, they found his home empty with all his personal belongings — like his cell phone amd wallet — left behind, AJC.com reported.
Atlanta police stated that Cunningham's parents and Crime Stoppers are offering the reward for any information that leads "to an arrest and indictment in this case," the Journal-Constitution wrote.
"At this time we have found no evidence of foul play," Atlanta police spokesman Officer Donald Hannah told the newspaper. "However, it is our practice to explore any and every possibility in a case such as this one."
"Right now, there hasn't been any updates," sister Tiara Cunningham told ABC News Sunday. "I wish there was something, but there's not."
According to his CDC biography, Cunningham's research has been oriented towards understanding health differences related to race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, and geography.
The biography states that he is a member of the American Public Health Association and the American College of Epidemiology. He has received advanced degrees from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
"This is an appeal to the public," Cunningham's father, Terrell Cunningham said Saturday, according to WSB-TV. "Anyone who has seen Tim, or may know anything about his whereabouts, we're seeking your help in bringing Tim back safe to us."
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