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WHO links Ebola spread in West Africa to archaic cultural practices

Accra, Ghana: The World Health Organization (WHO) has attributed the continuing spread of the Ebola virus in West Africa to some outmoded cultural practices and traditional beliefs.

It said some of these beliefs and practices were contrary to the recommended public health preventive measures instituted to curtail the spread of the disease.

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