Africa Declared Free of Wild Polio Disease

Africa Declared Free of Wild Polio Disease
A victim of polio disease heads the ball during a game of para-soccer in Abuja, Nigeria Aug. 22, 2020. Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters
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LAGOS—Nigerian Gbemisola Ijigbamigbe’s right leg was virtually paralyzed after she contracted wild polio aged 11 months. Now the 28-year-old leads an active life as a wheelchair basketball player and also enjoys swimming and kayaking.
Polio is not a death sentence,” she told Reuters, smiling.