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  "id": 15861001,
  "title": "Ebola: FAAN steps up airport surveillance, urges calm, vigilance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/ebola-faan-steps-up-airport-surveillance-urges-calm-vigilance-15861001",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T08:12:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/ebola-faan-steps-up-airport-surveillance-urges-calm-vigilance/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has stepped up surveillance measures at airports across the country in response to a confirmed Ebola Virus Disease case in the Federal Capital Territory. FAAN, in collaboration with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Port Health Services, and other relevant agencies, is working to contain the outbreak through contact tracing and public health protocols. The authority has urged passengers, airport users, airlines, and other stakeholders to remain calm, vigilant, and cooperative with health officials, while also advising the public to rely on verified information to prevent the spread of unconfirmed reports.",
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        "outlet": "KBC",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/nigerias-health-ministry-confirms-ebola-case-calls-for-calm",
        "published": "2026-10-21T05:34:53.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/ebola-confirmed-in-abuja-as-nigeria-tracks-44-potential-contacts",
        "published": "2026-10-21T07:39:56.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Ebola: FAAN steps up airport surveillance, urges calm, vigilance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/ebola-faan-steps-up-airport-surveillance-urges-calm-vigilance",
        "published": "2026-10-21T07:44:51.000Z"
      }
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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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