Northern Nigeria's Polio Boycott: The Sterilization-Plot Claim
The 2003–2004 suspension of polio campaigns in northern Nigerian states followed false allegations that vaccine concealed a sterilization programme. Contemporary surveillance, laboratory discussions and later scholarship follow testing disputes, local authority and the eventual resumption. The history distinguishes the unsupported plot from genuine sources of mistrust, uneven health services and recognized vaccine risks. It also records wild poliovirus spreading through immunity gaps.