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  "id": 16764775,
  "title": "Sokoto heightens Ebola surveillance despite low-risk status",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/sokoto-heightens-ebola-surveillance-despite-low-risk-status-16764775",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-27T16:02:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/sokoto-heightens-ebola-surveillance-despite-low-risk-status/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Sokoto State has intensified Ebola surveillance and emergency response measures, though the NCDC still classifies the state as low-risk for the virus. Read More: https://punchng.com/sokoto-heightens-ebola-surveillance-despite-low-risk-status/",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Taraba steps up Ebola surveillance, plans airport fever screening",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/taraba-steps-up-ebola-surveillance-plans-airport-fever-screening",
        "published": "2026-10-27T07:24:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Zamfara moves against Ebola virus threat, steps up surveillance, screens travellers at Gusau airport",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/zamfara-moves-against-ebola-virus-threat-steps-up-surveillance",
        "published": "2026-10-27T16:57:45.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}