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Polio Campaign, Luck Helped Prevent Ebola Epidemic in Nigeria


Polio Campaign, Luck Helped Prevent Ebola Epidemic in Nigeria
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Last year, a man sick with Ebola flew from Liberia to Nigeria. He passed the virus to others, and eight people died. But Nigeria was able to avoid an Ebola epidemic. VOA's Carol Pearson tells us this success can be attributed in part to the country's polio eradication campaign.

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