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  "id": 16161391,
  "title": "Nigeria: Nigeria Has 500 Epidemiologists, Govt Should Let Them Lead Ebola Response, Expert Says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/nigeria-nigeria-has-500-epidemiologists-govt-should-let-them-lead",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-23T05:55:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AllAfrica Health",
    "slug": "allafrica-health",
    "url": "https://allafrica.com/stories/202610230100.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "[Premium Times] A veteran epidemiologist says Nigeria has 500 trained specialists who should lead the Ebola response, warning that the time taken to detect the confirmed case reveals the need for effective surveillance and contact tracing.",
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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."
}