{
  "id": 14033609,
  "title": "Duale declares Ebola a major public health threat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/duale-declares-ebola-a-major-public-health-threat",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-12T19:33:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/duale-declares-ebola-a-major-public-health-threat"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The government has declared Ebola, caused by the Bundibugyo virus, a formidable epidemic disease, paving the way for enhanced measures to detect and control possible infections in Kenya. The declaration was made by Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale through Legal Notice No. 203, published in the Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 240 on Monday, October 12, […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Kwara trains health workers to detect Ebola, diphtheria early",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/kwara-trains-health-workers-to-detect-ebola-diphtheria-early",
        "published": "2026-10-12T16:12:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}