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  "id": 18161492,
  "title": "How a cell surface protein slows down the Ebola virus",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/how-a-cell-surface-protein-slows-down-the-ebola-virus",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-11-04T18:20:01.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "The Ebola virus can cause severe, often life-threatening disease in humans. To replicate, it must enter human cells and exploit their cellular processes. In doing so, it encounters natural defense mechanisms that can make infection more difficult.",
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        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "UK national tests positive for Ebola virus in DR Congo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/uk-national-tests-positive-for-ebola-virus-in-dr-congo",
        "published": "2026-11-04T17:09:49.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "UK national tests positive for Ebola virus in DR Congo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/uk-national-tests-positive-for-ebola-virus-in-dr-congo-18158587",
        "published": "2026-11-04T18:09:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Guardian Health",
        "title": "British healthcare worker with Ebola evacuated from DR Congo to UK",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/british-healthcare-worker-with-ebola-evacuated-from-dr-congo-to-uk",
        "published": "2026-11-04T18:18:37.000Z"
      }
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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."
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