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  "id": 12614518,
  "title": "Ebola contacts rise to 57 as Kenya intensifies tracing Efforts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/ebola-contacts-rise-to-57-as-kenya-intensifies-tracing-efforts",
  "topic": "health",
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  "published": "2026-10-07T11:06:13.000Z",
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  "summary": "Kenya has identified 57 contacts linked to the country’s first confirmed imported Ebola case, as health authorities intensify efforts to trace and monitor those who may have been exposed to the virus. The Ministry of Health said the number of contacts had increased from the initial 55 after two additional people were identified. Of the [...] The post Ebola contacts rise to 57 as Kenya intensifies…",
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        "published": "2026-10-07T05:28:36.000Z"
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/kenya-was-preparing-for-ebola-for-months-why-did-the-first-case",
        "published": "2026-10-07T07:26:54.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "AllAfrica Health",
        "title": "Kenya: U.S. Embassy Issues Ebola Alert As Kenya Traces 28 Contacts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/kenya-u-s-embassy-issues-ebola-alert-as-kenya-traces-28-contacts",
        "published": "2026-10-07T07:55:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Ebola: NCDC warns of importation risk after Kenya confirms first case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/ebola-ncdc-warns-of-importation-risk-after-kenya-confirms-first-case",
        "published": "2026-10-07T08:20:22.000Z"
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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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