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Karachi reports its first polio case in over 1.5 years, bringing this year's countrywide tally to 7
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a health story. Dawn is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Global. The first report grouped here was at 19 Oct 2026, 14:46 UTC. The headline in use is “Karachi reports its first polio case in over 1.5 years, bringing this year's countrywide tally to 7”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
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.
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