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  "title": "Ebola Outbreak: Lawmakers move to amend Nigeria’s 100-year-old Quarantine Act",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/ebola-outbreak-lawmakers-move-to-amend-nigerias-100-year-old",
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  "published": "2026-10-21T21:32:25.000Z",
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    "name": "Premium Times",
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    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/919037-ebola-outbreak-lawmakers-move-to-amend-nigerias-100-year-old-quarantine-act.html"
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  "summary": "The senators resolve to treat the proposed amendment as an urgent matter to strengthen the country’s response to the Ebola outbreak and prevent further spread of the disease. The post Ebola Outbreak: Lawmakers move to amend Nigeria’s 100-year-old Quarantine Act appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .",
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