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Epidemiology, Emergency Response, Global Health Jillisa Hope Milner Epidemiology, Emergency Response, Global Health Jillisa Hope Milner

From Polio Eradication to Post-9/11 Response: An EIS Experience That Shaped an Air Force Career

A veterinarian epidemiologist worked on polio eradication in Pakistan, led syndromic surveillance in New York City after 9/11, and helped respond to the anthrax attacks—experiences that shaped decades of work in public health and epidemiology.

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