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Elizabeth Henderson

Researcher at National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

Publications -  14
Citations -  399

Elizabeth Henderson is an academic researcher from National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. The author has contributed to research in topics: Outbreak & Poliovirus. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 10 publications receiving 251 citations.

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Public Health Response to a Case of Paralytic Poliomyelitis in an Unvaccinated Person and Detection of Poliovirus in Wastewater — New York, June–August 2022

Ruth Link-Gelles, +95 more
TL;DR: The occurrence of this case, combined with the identification of poliovirus in wastewater in neighboring Orange County, underscores the importance of maintaining high vaccination coverage to prevent paralytic polio in persons of all ages.
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Acute Flaccid Myelitis in the United States: 2015–2017

TL;DR: Three years of surveillance for AFM continues to support a pediatric predominance of cases and a likely viral cause, including enterovirus or rhinovirus, and AFM surveillance data suggest a viral etiology, includingEnteroviruses.
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The role of supplementary environmental surveillance to complement acute flaccid paralysis surveillance for wild poliovirus in Pakistan-2011-2013

TL;DR: The authors' findings suggest ES in Pakistan is providing earlier, more sensitive detection of wild polioviruses than AFP surveillance alone, and targeted ES through strategic selection of sites has important implications in the eradication endgame strategy.