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  "id": 16228683,
  "title": "Kenya’s Ebola death toll rises to two as third patient succumbs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/kenyas-ebola-death-toll-rises-to-two-as-third-patient-succumbs",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-23T20:17:40.000Z",
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Kenya’s Ebola death toll has risen to two after a 65-year-old woman, the country’s third confirmed case of Bundibugyo virus disease, died while receiving treatment. The Ministry of Health said the woman, who was a close family member and direct contact of the first confirmed case, developed symptoms on October 13, 2026, while under quarantine. [...] The post Kenya’s Ebola death toll rises to two…",
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