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  "id": 16258787,
  "title": "Kenya Announces 2nd Ebola Death, a Close Relative of the First Patient",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/kenya-announces-2nd-ebola-death-a-close-relative-of-the-first-patient",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-24T01:39:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
    "slug": "the-japan-news-by-the-yomiuri-shimbun",
    "url": "https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/news-services/ap/20261024-355276/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kenya’s Health Ministry has announced the country’s second Ebola death following the passing of a 65-year-old woman. According to People Daily Kenya, the woman died on the evening of Friday, October 23, 2026, while receiving treatment at an infectious disease unit for Bundibugyo virus disease. The woman was Kenya's third confirmed case and was a close relative of the first patient, The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun reports.\n\nPremium Times reports that Kenya has recorded nine confirmed cases of the Bundibugyo virus, including one death. Separately, Nigeria’s Health Minister Muhammad Pate stated that genomic analysis shows Nigeria’s confirmed Ebola case is closely related to the virus found in Kenya, according to Punch and Punch Nigeria.",
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        "published": "2026-10-22T13:27:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Identity of Ebola patient in Nigeria revealed, husband in isolation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/identity-of-ebola-patient-in-nigeria-revealed-husband-in-isolation",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/switzerland-says-nigerias-ebola-patient-is-wife-of-swiss-diplomat",
        "published": "2026-10-23T14:10:54.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Ebola: Africa CDC assures patient confidentiality amid contact tracing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/ebola-africa-cdc-assures-patient-confidentiality-amid-contact-tracing",
        "published": "2026-10-23T17:02:58.000Z"
      },
      {
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        "title": "Evening recap: Ebola patient identified, 24 states back state police, other top stories",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/evening-recap-ebola-patient-identified-24-states-back-state-police",
        "published": "2026-10-23T18:58:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-23T20:17:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Kenya reports second Ebola death, a close relative of first patient",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/kenya-reports-second-ebola-death-a-close-relative-of-first-patient",
        "published": "2026-10-23T21:19:15.000Z"
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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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