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    "data": {
        "id": 2052261,
        "msgid": "afghanistan-records-six-new-polio-cases-1792756485",
        "date": "2026-10-23 18:06:10",
        "title": "Afghanistan records six new polio cases",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Afghanistan has confirmed six additional cases of wild poliovirus type 1, bringing its total to 42 since the start of the year\u2014double the 21 cases recorded throughout 2025. Health authorities have linked the recent rise to the large-scale return of Afghan refugees from Pakistan, where polio transmission remains endemic; the two countries are the last in the world with endemic wild poliovirus.",
        "content": "<p>Kabul (ANTARA) \u2013 Afghanistan has confirmed six additional cases of\nwild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1), bringing the country\u2019s total to 42 since\nthe start of this year, according to the Global Polio Eradication\nInitiative.<\/p>\n<p>The figure represents a significant increase on the 21 cases recorded\nthroughout 2025, as documented by the World Health Organization\n(WHO).<\/p>\n<p>Afghan health authorities have linked the recent surge in cases to\nthe large-scale return of Afghan refugees from neighbouring Pakistan,\nwhere wild poliovirus continues to spread endemically.<\/p>\n<p>Afghanistan and Pakistan remain the only two countries in the world\nexperiencing endemic transmission of wild poliovirus, highlighting the\ncontinuing challenges to global polio eradication efforts in the\nregion.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/afghanistan-records-six-new-polio-cases-1792756485",
        "image": ""
    },
    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
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