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. 2007 Mar;4(3):e73.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040073.

What led to the Nigerian boycott of the polio vaccination campaign?

Ayodele Samuel Jegede  1
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What led to the Nigerian boycott of the polio vaccination campaign?

Ayodele Samuel Jegede. PLoS Med. 2007 Mar.

Abstract

Jegede discusses the recent controversy surrounding polio immunization in Nigeria, in which three northern states boycotted the immunization campaign.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing Interests: The author declares that there are no competing interests.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. The Kick Polio Out of Africa Campaign
This photo shows Red Cross volunteers, wearing “Kick Polio Out of Africa” T-shirts, waiting for boat transportation from Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on a National Immunization Day. (Photo: Global Polio Eradication Initiative)
Figure 2
Figure 2. A Vaccination Team Crosses a River to Reach a Village During a National Immunization Day
(Photo: Global Polio Eradication Initiative)
Figure 3
Figure 3. The Five States in Northern Nigeria That Accounted for 51% of All Polio Cases Worldwide in 2006
(Illustration: Anthony Flores; data derived from http://www.polioeradication.org/content/factsheets/Nigeria_12Oct06.pdf).
See this image and copyright information in PMC

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