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Number Of Annual Polio Cases In Nigeria Quadruples; WHO, Government Working To Vaccinate Millions Of Children
Nigeria has reported 43 cases of polio so far this year, up from 11 cases in 2010, and the disease has spread to Niger, Mali, and Cote d'Ivoire, according to a WHO official, BBC News reports. "Polio was affecting eight northern Nigerian states -- two more than a few months ago, the head of Nigeria's National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHDA), Dr. Ado Muhammad, told the BBC."
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