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Contributor [1]
Thursday, November 13, 2003 - 02:00
Categories: 
Health & HIV/AIDS [2]
Issue Number: 
132 [3]
Article-Summary: 

The government of Nigeria has rushed health workers to Daramba, a village on the border with Niger, following an outbreak of whooping cough - one of the six main killer diseases for children. Health officials blame the outbreak on the attitude of villagers who have shunned routine immunisation.

Category: 
Food & Health [4]
Oldurl: 
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/hivaids/18320 [5]
Country: 
Nigeria [6]

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