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  "id": 2389658,
  "title": "Why millions of people around the world will contract measles in 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/why-millions-of-people-around-the-world-will-contract-measles-in-2026-2389658",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-21T14:20:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-millions-people-world-measles.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The World Health Organization estimates that in 2026 nearly 11 million people will contract the virus that causes measles. Most of these cases will occur in Africa and Asia, but many countries in the Americas and Europe are reporting outbreaks affecting hundreds or thousands of people.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Conversation",
        "title": "Why millions of people around the world will contract measles in 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/why-millions-of-people-around-the-world-will-contract-measles-in-2026",
        "published": "2026-08-21T12:34:48.000Z"
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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."
}