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  "id": 12409823,
  "title": "Kenya: What Is Bundibugyo Ebola? the Strain Behind Kenya's First Case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/kenya-what-is-bundibugyo-ebola-the-strain-behind-kenyas-first-case",
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  "published": "2026-10-06T15:13:46.000Z",
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  "summary": "[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Ebola strain detected in Kenya is not the same species that caused the devastating 2014-2016 West Africa epidemic, although both belong to the same virus genus.",
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        "outlet": "The Citizen",
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        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "What is Bundibugyo Ebola? The strain behind Kenya’s first case",
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        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Kenya records 1st Ebola death after man travels between several countries",
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        "published": "2026-10-06T16:04:01.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Standard Kenya",
        "title": "WHO backs Kenya, DRC and Uganda in Ebola response",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/who-backs-kenya-drc-and-uganda-in-ebola-response",
        "published": "2026-10-06T16:36:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KBC",
        "title": "WHO advises against travel curbs after Kenya Ebola case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/who-advises-against-travel-curbs-after-kenya-ebola-case",
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