Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Polio Campaign, Luck Helped Prevent Ebola Epidemic in Nigeria by Carol Pearson Last year, a man sick with Ebola flew from Liberia to Nigeria. He passed the virus to others, and eight people died. But Nigeria was able to avoid an Ebola epidemic. VOA's Carol Pearson tells us this success can be attributed in part to the country's polio eradication campaign. __________________________________________________________________ [1]http://www.voanews.com/media/video/2873830.html References 1. http://www.voanews.com/media/video/2873830.html