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The politics of polio in northern Nigeria

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Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Protesting Polio 2. Smallpox and Polio Histories 3. Politics and Polio in Nigeria 4. Islam and Immunization in Northern Nigeria 5. Polio, Disability, and Begging 6. Polio in Northern Nigeria and Northeastern Ghana 7. The Ethics of Eradication Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index

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Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Protesting Polio 2. Smallpox and Polio Histories 3. Politics and Polio in Nigeria 4. Islam and Immunization in Northern Nigeria 5. Polio, Disability, and Begging 6. Polio in Northern Nigeria and Northeastern Ghana 7. The Ethics of Eradication Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index

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Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Protesting Polio 2. Smallpox and Polio Histories 3. Politics and Polio in Nigeria 4. Islam and Immunization in Northern Nigeria 5. Polio, Disability, and Begging 6. Polio in Northern Nigeria and Northeastern Ghana 7. The Ethics of Eradication Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index

Key concepts: Politics, Poliomyelitis, Geography, Political science, History, Medicine, Virology, Law

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