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  "id": 2099282,
  "title": "Africa: Five African Countries End Polio Outbreaks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/africa-five-african-countries-end-polio-outbreaks",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-20T08:12:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AllAfrica",
    "slug": "allafrica",
    "url": "https://allafrica.com/stories/202608200229.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "[WHO-AFRO] Brazzaville - Following rigorous technical assessments, five African countries have successfully stopped the spread of polio, marking an important milestone in efforts to protect children from this virus and advance towards eradication.",
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      {
        "outlet": "AllAfrica Health",
        "title": "Africa: WHO Declares Polio Outbreaks Over in Five African Countries",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/africa-who-declares-polio-outbreaks-over-in-five-african-countries",
        "published": "2026-08-20T09:35:40.000Z"
      }
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  },
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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."
}