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  "id": 12598108,
  "title": "Duale at pains to explain why it took 48 hours to confirm Kenya's Ebola case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/duale-at-pains-to-explain-why-it-took-48-hours-to-confirm-kenyas",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-07T09:45:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Standard Kenya",
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    "url": "https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001559615/duale-at-pains-to-explain-why-it-took-48-hours-to-confirm-kenya-s-ebola-case"
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  "summary": "Duale said the process began after doctors at The Nairobi Hospital identified symptoms consistent with Ebola, prompting the collection of a blood sample for testing.",
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        "outlet": "The Standard Kenya",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/how-kenya-courted-ebola-the-virus-that-came-close-eventually-entered",
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        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/kenya-confirms-first-ebola-case-imported-from-congo",
        "published": "2026-10-06T11:24:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "WHO advises against travel or trade restrictions after Kenya confirms first Ebola case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/who-advises-against-travel-or-trade-restrictions-after-kenya-confirms",
        "published": "2026-10-06T15:21:50.000Z"
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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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