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  "id": 15792061,
  "title": "Nigeria confirms Ebola case in Abuja, 44 contacts identified",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/nigeria-confirms-ebola-case-in-abuja-44-contacts-identified",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-20T19:39:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
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    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/nigeria-confirms-ebola-case-in-abuja-44-contacts-identified"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Nigeria has confirmed one case of Ebola disease in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, prompting the activation of emergency public health measures and contact tracing involving 44 people. The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare announced on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, that laboratory tests had confirmed the infection in a woman who recently […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "KBC",
        "title": "Kenya Ebola cases rise to nine as Govt traces 99pc of contacts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/kenya-ebola-cases-rise-to-nine-as-govt-traces-99pc-of-contacts",
        "published": "2026-10-20T15:58:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Nigeria’s health minister confirms Ebola case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/nigerias-health-minister-confirms-ebola-case",
        "published": "2026-10-20T18:59:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Nigeria confirms Ebola case, traces 44 contacts in Abuja",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/nigeria-confirms-ebola-case-traces-44-contacts-in-abuja",
        "published": "2026-10-20T19:24:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Nigeria confirms first Ebola case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/nigeria-confirms-first-ebola-case",
        "published": "2026-10-20T21:28:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Ebola: 44 identified contacts to stay isolated for three weeks – Minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/ebola-44-identified-contacts-to-stay-isolated-for-three-weeks-minister",
        "published": "2026-10-20T21:40:08.000Z"
      }
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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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