{
  "id": 16503826,
  "title": "Ebola: NCDC warns misinformation could undermine Nigeria’s response",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/ebola-ncdc-warns-misinformation-could-undermine-nigerias-response",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-25T17:29:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/health/health-news/920169-ebola-ncdc-warns-misinformation-could-undermine-nigerias-response.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "During a press briefing in Abuja on Sunday, October 25, 2026, the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Dr. Jide Idris, reported two additional suspected cases of Ebola virus disease and 53 primary contacts. While Nairametrics noted these findings as authorities intensify containment efforts, Daily Post Nigeria reported that one of the suspected cases is located in Rivers State. Premium Times reported that Idris also warned that misinformation could undermine the country's response to the confirmed case of Ebola in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).\n\nTo support those involved in the response, the NCDC has approved a weekly payment of N100,000 for Ebola contacts in isolation. According to Punch, this funding is intended to cover feeding and family maintenance costs.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "New twist as Nigeria links its confirmed Ebola case to Kenya",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/new-twist-as-nigeria-links-its-confirmed-ebola-case-to-kenya",
        "published": "2026-10-24T03:33:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "‘Nigeria Ebola case linked to virus found in Kenya index case’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/nigeria-ebola-case-linked-to-virus-found-in-kenya-index-case",
        "published": "2026-10-24T10:21:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "No Ebola case in Niger State, but Suleja on high alert - Health Commissioner",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/no-ebola-case-in-niger-state-but-suleja-on-high-alert-health",
        "published": "2026-10-24T20:04:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
        "title": "Ebola fears test Nigeria’s electoral safeguards ahead of 2027 polls",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/ebola-fears-test-nigerias-electoral-safeguards-ahead-of-2027-polls",
        "published": "2026-10-25T04:31:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}