A search was underway in the Atlanta area to find an employee of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who went home sick more than a week ago and has been missing ever since.

The family of Timothy Cunningham, 35, an epidemiologist at the CDC office in Chamblee, Ga., has offered a $10,000 reward for information about his whereabouts, Atlanta’s Fox 5 reported.

Cunningham’s brother, Anterio Cunningham, told the station he suspects something has gone wrong because disappearing without a trace is something the family could never imagine Timothy Cunningham – a Morehouse and Harvard graduate -- would do.

"My first mind is that something has happened -- especially considering the length of time he's been gone,” the brother told Fox 5 last week. “Not having his phone, leaving his dog Bo alone, he just wouldn't voluntarily check out like that." Anterio said sitting in his brother's living room Monday.

Family members said Cunningham was recently promoted to a commander with the U.S. Health Service Corps.

#BREAKING @Atlanta_Police continue their search for missing CDC employee Timothy Cunningham. His family is now teaming up with @StopCrimeATL to offer a $10,000 reward that leads to an arrest and indictment in this case. #fox5atl #MissingPerson pic.twitter.com/I9VLAzYYau

— FOX 5 Atlanta (@FOX5Atlanta) February 24, 2018

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