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  "id": 16497878,
  "title": "NCDC identifies two suspected Ebola cases, traces 53 primary contacts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/ncdc-identifies-two-suspected-ebola-cases-traces-53-primary-contacts",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-25T15:58:46.000Z",
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  "summary": "The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has identified two additional suspected cases of Ebola virus disease and 53 primary contacts as authorities intensify efforts to contain the infection in Nigeria. The Director-General of the NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, disclosed this during a press briefing in Abuja on Sunday, October 25, 2026, amid […] The post NCDC identifies two suspected…",
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      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/uganda-clears-60-ebola-contacts-linked-to-kenyan-traveller",
        "published": "2026-10-25T13:48:33.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "[BREAKING] Ebola: NCDC approves N100,000 weekly payment for contacts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/breaking-ebola-ncdc-approves-n100-000-weekly-payment-for-contacts",
        "published": "2026-10-25T14:00:30.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Ebola: NCDC to pay contacts in isolation N100,000 weekly",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/ebola-ncdc-to-pay-contacts-in-isolation-n100-000-weekly",
        "published": "2026-10-25T16:38:30.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Ebola: NCDC to pay contacts N100,000 weekly",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/ebola-ncdc-to-pay-contacts-n100-000-weekly",
        "published": "2026-10-25T17:09:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Ebola: NCDC approves ₦100,000 weekly allowance for quarantined contacts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/ebola-ncdc-approves-100-000-weekly-allowance-for-quarantined-contacts",
        "published": "2026-10-25T17:25:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
        "title": "NCDC to pay quarantined Ebola contacts N100,000 weekly",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/ncdc-to-pay-quarantined-ebola-contacts-n100-000-weekly",
        "published": "2026-10-25T18:56:49.000Z"
      }
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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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