{
  "question": "Was today a disease eradicated?",
  "url": "https://was.today/a-disease-eradicated",
  "verdict": "yes",
  "headline": "YES",
  "answer": "Yes — October 25, 1979 is the day the WHO declared smallpox eradicated.",
  "details": [
    "WHO announced global smallpox eradication in Nairobi, 25 Oct 1979",
    "Last natural case: Somalia, 26 Oct 1977",
    "Smallpox killed roughly 30% of those infected"
  ],
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    },
    {
      "title": "Wikipedia",
      "url": "https://EN.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Viruses/Calendar/October"
    },
    {
      "title": "百度百科",
      "url": "https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E4%BA%BA%E7%B1%BB%E5%A4%A9%E8%8A%B1%E7%BB%9D%E8%BF%B9%E6%97%A5/9905005"
    }
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  "date": "2026-10-25",
  "place": null,
  "permalink": "https://was.today/a-disease-eradicated/2026-10-25",
  "scope": "global",
  "volatile": false,
  "generatedAt": "2026-10-26T02:20:07.140Z"
}