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  "id": 16569842,
  "title": "Nigeria: Ebola - Nigeria Identifies 53 Contacts Linked to Confirmed Case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/nigeria-ebola-nigeria-identifies-53-contacts-linked-to-confirmed-case-16569842",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-26T05:33:35.000Z",
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    "url": "https://allafrica.com/stories/202610260094.html"
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  "summary": "[Premium Times] Mr Idris said the contacts include healthcare workers, the confirmed patient's domestic staff and spouse, as well as health personnel involved in collecting samples from the patient",
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        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "BREAKING: Nigeria’s lone Ebola patient evacuated to Switzerland",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/breaking-nigerias-lone-ebola-patient-evacuated-to-switzerland",
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