Thursday, November 1, 2007

Setback for Nigeria's Polio Fighters

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1675423,00.html

This is a really good example of how technological advances are not enough to combat viral epidemics- religion, anti-Western sentiments, and broader social & economic factors all contribute to a pathogen's devastating effects on the human population.

- Elizabeth

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