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Pakistan begins last anti-polio vaccination drive of the year after surge in new cases • Dec. 15, 2025, 2:55 AM ET (AP)

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Also Known As	acute anterior poliomyelitis • poliomyelitis • infantile paralysis • Heine-Medin disease

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