{
  "id": 4255292,
  "title": "Kano sets up c’ttee to contain diphtheria outbreak",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/kano-sets-up-cttee-to-contain-diphtheria-outbreak",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-29T17:57:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/kano-sets-up-cttee-to-contain-diphtheria-outbreak/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Kano State Government has constituted a special committee to coordinate efforts to contain the reported outbreak of diphtheria in some parts of the state. The committee was set up following reports of cases and deaths linked to the disease in some local government areas, with particular concern over the situation in Rano Local Government […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Rano recorded only two diphtheria deaths in 2026 – Kano",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/rano-recorded-only-two-diphtheria-deaths-in-2026-kano",
        "published": "2026-08-28T14:20:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Diphtheria: FG deploys 500,000 vaccine doses to Katsina, Kano",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/diphtheria-fg-deploys-500-000-vaccine-doses-to-katsina-kano",
        "published": "2026-08-28T17:26:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}