{
  "id": 15616433,
  "title": "Karachi reports its first polio case in over 1.5 years, bringing this year's countrywide tally to 7",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/karachi-reports-its-first-polio-case-in-over-1-5-years-bringing-this",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-19T14:46:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2038299/karachi-reports-its-first-polio-case-in-over-15-years-bringing-this-years-countrywide-tally-to-7"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported its seventh polio case of the year, with a six-month-old boy from Karachi’s East district testing positive for wild poliovirus, the National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) said on Monday. The affected child belongs to Union Council Jamali Colony and was identified through the polio surveillance network. The case was confirmed by the Regional Reference…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Karachi reports first polio case in nearly two years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/karachi-reports-first-polio-case-in-nearly-two-years",
        "published": "2026-10-19T12:56:48.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Karachi reports its first polio case in over 1.5 years, bringing this year's countrywide tally to 7",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/karachi-reports-its-first-polio-case-in-over-1-5-years-bringing-this-15616901",
        "published": "2026-10-19T14:46:39.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}