{
  "id": 171057,
  "title": "Centre deploys national outbreak response team amid Chandipura virus surge in Gujarat, Rajasthan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/centre-deploys-national-outbreak-response-team-amid-chandipura-virus",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-05T09:52:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ETHealthworld",
    "slug": "ethealthworld",
    "url": "https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/policy/centre-deploys-national-outbreak-response-team-amid-chandipura-virus-surge-in-gujarat-rajasthan/132912326"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Union Health Ministry has deployed a National Joint Outbreak Response Team (NJORT) to Gujarat and Rajasthan following a rise in Chandipura virus cases, including 22 reported deaths in Gujarat and two in Rajasthan. The multidisciplinary team will investigate the virus's transmission, vectors, animal reservoirs, and genetic evolution while strengthening surveillance and recommending…",
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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."
}