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Text Date:
February 17 2004
Text Date:
February 17 2004
Article Text:
Number of Cases:
- 2001 - 56
- 2002 - 202
- 2003 (as of October) - 217
Percentage of Global Burden:
- 2001 - 12%
- 2002 - 11%
- 2003 - 45%
Poliovirus from the north of Nigeria is re-infecting previously polio-free areas within Nigeria (e.g., Lagos), as well as nearby countries across West Africa.