{
  "id": 1643954,
  "title": "At least 500 hospitalised as cholera outbreak hits Yangon",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/at-least-500-hospitalised-as-cholera-outbreak-hits-yangon",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-18T05:15:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Khaosod English",
    "slug": "khaosod-english",
    "url": "https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/asean/2026/08/18/at-least-500-hospitalised-as-cholera-outbreak-hits-yangon/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "At least 500 people have been hospitalised with severe diarrhoea in Yangon since 9 August, with 149 testing positive for cholera in rapid tests, according to a regional official. Yangon regional Social Affairs Minister Bo Htay told the regional parliament on Monday that nine cases had so far been confirmed as Vibrio cholerae infections by […] The post At least 500 hospitalised as cholera outbreak…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "At least 500 people hospitalised in Yangon cholera outbreak",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/at-least-500-people-hospitalised-in-yangon-cholera-outbreak",
        "published": "2026-08-17T18:22:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}