{
  "id": 15389284,
  "title": "Health department sounds alarm as four new Mpox cases push SA total to 26",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/health-department-sounds-alarm-as-four-new-mpox-cases-push-sa-total",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T09:18:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-18-health-department-sounds-alarm-as-four-new-mpox-cases-push-sa-total-to-26/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "South Africa has recorded four new mpox cases, bringing the national total to 26 since January 2026, with the Western Cape accounting for 18 infections as the Department of Health urges the public to watch for symptoms and seek medical attention.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}