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  "id": 12629218,
  "title": "Ebola in Kenya: 5 hospitals designated to treat patients as govt expands isolation capacity",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/ebola-in-kenya-5-hospitals-designated-to-treat-patients-as-govt",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-07T12:21:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/ebola-in-kenya-5-hospitals-designated-to-treat-patients-as-govt-expands-isolation-capacity"
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  "summary": "Kenya has designated 241 beds across five health facilities to manage Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), as the government expands its isolation and treatment capacity following the confirmation of the country’s first imported case. Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale said the measures are part of a wider national preparedness effort and stressed that Kenya has not […]",
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        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "US Embassy issues Ebola alert to Americans in Kenya",
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        "published": "2026-10-07T08:36:39.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Kenya reports first Ebola death after traveler from Congo via Uganda dies in Nairobi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/kenya-reports-first-ebola-death-after-traveler-from-congo-via-uganda",
        "published": "2026-10-07T09:21:15.000Z"
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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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