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WHO Announces Africa Likely Polio Free After Massive Effort in Nigeria

WHO Announces Africa Likely Polio Free After Massive Effort in Nigeria

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Aug 25, 2019
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WHO Announces Africa Likely Polio Free After Massive Effort in Nigeria
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Officials from the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Africa is on track to being declared polio free after three years without a documented case of the disease.

In a press release on August 21, the WHO announced three years have passed in Nigeria without a case of wild polio detected, saying the achievement is a “major milestone.” The last r…

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