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  "id": 16553524,
  "title": "Ebola: NCDC places 53 contacts under watch, approves N100,000 weekly support",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/ebola-ncdc-places-53-contacts-under-watch-approves-n100-000-weekly",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-26T01:54:03.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/ebola-ncdc-places-53-contacts-under-watch-approves-n100000-weekly-support/"
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  "summary": "The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said it is monitoring 53 primary contacts linked to Nigeria’s confirmed Ebola case, as it expands investigations to identify people who may have been exposed to the patient at multiple locations. Briefing newsmen on Sunday in Abuja, Director-General of the NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, said the […]",
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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"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Nairametrics",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-25T15:58:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "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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