{
  "id": 14374426,
  "title": "China CDC: How It Tracks Viruses and Reports Outbreaks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/china-cdc-how-it-tracks-viruses-and-reports-outbreaks",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-14T04:00:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Chiang Rai Times",
    "slug": "chiang-rai-times",
    "url": "https://www.chiangraitimes.com/china/china-cdc-viruses-outbreaks/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Last Updated on October 14, 2026 by Jeff Tomas When a virus or outbreak makes headlines, readers may look to China’s national disease-control agency for reliable information about what’s spreading and how officials are responding. “Plagues” is often used casually to describe severe epidemics, but public health reports use more precise terms, including named diseases […] The post China CDC: How It…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}