{
  "id": 16885535,
  "title": "Africa’s ‘unprecedented’ Ebola outbreak could reach UK, says top health official",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/africas-unprecedented-ebola-outbreak-could-reach-uk-says-top-health-16885535",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-28T09:37:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/oct/28/africa-ebola-outbreak-could-reach-uk-says-top-health-official"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Jean Kaseya, of the Africa CDC, warns of the illness spreading like Covid unless more funding is secured to increase preparedness and possible treatment The “unprecedented” spread of the Ebola outbreak means it could reach the UK and other countries, according to one of Africa’s top health officials. As the current outbreak reached 10,000 cases, with almost 5,000 deaths , Dr Jean Kaseya, director…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}