{
  "id": 12963146,
  "title": "Ghana declares yellow fever outbreak in Upper West Region after three deaths",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/ghana-declares-yellow-fever-outbreak-in-upper-west-region-after-three",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-08T21:44:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Starr FM",
    "slug": "starr-fm",
    "url": "https://starrfm.com.gh/ghana-declares-yellow-fever-outbreak-in-upper-west-region-after-three-deaths/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Ministry of Health has declared a yellow fever outbreak in affected districts of Ghana’s Upper West Region following laboratory confirmation of three cases, all of which resulted in death. The declaration was made by Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh in line with the International Health Regulations (2005) and the National Public Health Act, 2012 […]",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "450 suspected yellow fever cases recorded across Ghana since June – Health Minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/450-suspected-yellow-fever-cases-recorded-across-ghana-since-june",
        "published": "2026-10-08T05:18:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}