{
  "id": 8299265,
  "title": "Poliovirus detected in Pindi traced to transmission from Afghan family, says focal person",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/poliovirus-detected-in-pindi-traced-to-transmission-from-afghan",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-18T20:21:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1554965/poliovirus-detected-in-pindi-traced-to-transmission-from-afghan-family-says-focal-person/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The polio strain detected in Rawalpindi’s environmental sample in July was genetically linked to a family that migrated from Afghanistan. Cross-border transmission of polio virus remains a challange to which all available resources are being utilized. This was revealed by Uzma Kardar, CM Punjab Focal Person on Polio eradication, during a press conference here on […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}