{
  "id": 16636476,
  "title": "DELAYED DIAGNOSIS: Gauteng malaria spike was due to travel in flood regions, experts conclude",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/delayed-diagnosis-gauteng-malaria-spike-was-due-to-travel-in-flood",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-26T18:02:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Maverick",
    "slug": "daily-maverick",
    "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-26-gauteng-malaria-spike-was-due-to-travel-in-flood-regions-experts-conclude/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The sudden spike in malaria cases in Gauteng earlier this year – with more than 400 infections and 11 deaths in the first three months of 2026 – has been attributed to people visiting neighbouring provinces and countries soon after the severe January floods hit large parts of southern Africa.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}