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  "id": 16038409,
  "title": "Africa CDC calls emergency summit as Ebola spreads from Congo to four other countries",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/africa-cdc-calls-emergency-summit-as-ebola-spreads-from-congo-to-four",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-22T11:35:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GBC Ghana",
    "slug": "gbc-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/news/ebola-spreads/2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent African health authorities have summoned an emergency summit to coordinate a continental response as the fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak in history expands into West Africa. The directive follows Nigeria’s confirmation of its first case linked to a traveler who traversed multiple countries, raising international concerns over cross-border…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Medical Xpress",
        "title": "What to know about the Ebola outbreak that has spread from Congo to 4 other countries",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/what-to-know-about-the-ebola-outbreak-that-has-spread-from-congo-to-4",
        "published": "2026-10-22T09:20:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Ebola: Nigerians link outbreak to government’s 2027 election plans",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/ebola-nigerians-link-outbreak-to-governments-2027-election-plans",
        "published": "2026-10-22T11:01:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "No vaccine for current Ebola outbreak - Africa CDC gives shocking reason",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/no-vaccine-for-current-ebola-outbreak-africa-cdc-gives-shocking-reason",
        "published": "2026-10-22T11:31:09.000Z"
      }
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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."
}