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  "id": 12391716,
  "title": "Health workers issue demands to govt after Kenya confirms first Ebola case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/health-workers-issue-demands-to-govt-after-kenya-confirms-first-ebola",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-06T13:20:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
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    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/health-workers-issue-demands-to-govt-after-kenya-confirms-first-ebola-case"
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  "summary": "The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has called for urgent measures to protect healthcare workers following the confirmation of an imported Ebola Virus Disease case in Kenya and the subsequent death of the patient. In a statement issued on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, KMPDU extended its condolences to the family and loved […]",
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        "outlet": "KBC",
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        "published": "2026-10-06T10:05:14.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "Kenya’s first Ebola case: What happened, who is at risk and what happens next",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/kenyas-first-ebola-case-what-happened-who-is-at-risk-and-what-happens",
        "published": "2026-10-06T11:37:01.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Do not panic: Kenya Red Cross explains response action after first Ebola case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/do-not-panic-kenya-red-cross-explains-response-action-after-first",
        "published": "2026-10-06T11:58:13.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "AllAfrica Health",
        "title": "Kenya: Explainer - What Happens Next After Ebola Case Linked to Jambojet Flight?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/kenya-explainer-what-happens-next-after-ebola-case-linked-to-jambojet",
        "published": "2026-10-06T12:32:45.000Z"
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  "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."
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