{
  "id": 3492347,
  "title": "Mpox is back – and in new countries. How this outbreak can be contained",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/mpox-is-back-and-in-new-countries-how-this-outbreak-can-be-contained",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-26T11:00:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Science",
    "slug": "guardian-science",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/aug/26/global-health-mpox-outbreak-explainer-children"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The public health emergencies in 2022 and 2024 saw the virus reported in 145 countries, but in the new cases children appear particularly affected A fresh outbreak of mpox in Guinea Bissau – the country’s first – means the virus formerly known as monkey pox is back in the headlines. So what has changed? Since 2022, there have been almost 190,000 lab-confirmed cases of mpox reported worldwide in…",
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        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Mpox is back – and in new countries. How this outbreak can be contained",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/mpox-is-back-and-in-new-countries-how-this-outbreak-can-be-contained-3492733",
        "published": "2026-08-26T11:00:12.000Z"
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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."
}