{
  "id": 2419155,
  "title": "Local airflow patterns, not ventilation alone, can drive airborne tuberculosis spread",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/local-airflow-patterns-not-ventilation-alone-can-drive-airborne",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-21T18:20:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-local-airflow-patterns-ventilation-airborne.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of infectious disease deaths, claiming more than 1 million lives every year. It spreads through the air when an infected person coughs, sneezes or exhales, and drug-resistant strains and asymptomatic spreading are growing concerns. Curbing TB transmission is an urgent public health challenge, yet scientists still don't understand how airflow and other…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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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."
}