In Africa, traditional healers stand in the way of combating Ebola

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In Africa, traditional healers stand in the way of combating Ebola
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There are about 80 times as many traditional healers as there are medical doctors in Africa. Donald G McNeil Jr explains how this balance may be helping the spread of dangerous diseases

A ghostly Nuba glee club bathes in ashes to ward off evil spirits before singing at a sanda festivalKenyans trudging along a road battle clouds of flying locusts.

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