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Why do many find the surveillance map of Nigeria hard to believe?
In this article, you are invited to apply the knowledge you have gained so far by analyzing a map of polio surveillance data (Step 2.4).
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Review the map used in the lecture:
Image source: Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI)
The Independent Monitoring Board for polio eradication showed this map of surveillance quality in Nigeria with the caption, “Many find this hard to believe.”
Why? What do you think is going on here?
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