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  "id": 4387785,
  "title": "FG sets up task force to contain diphtheria outbreak in Katsina, Kano",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/fg-sets-up-task-force-to-contain-diphtheria-outbreak-in-katsina-kano",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-30T06:51:50.000Z",
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  "summary": "The federal government has established an emergency task force to contain the diphtheria outbreak among children in parts… The post FG sets up task force to contain diphtheria outbreak in Katsina, Kano appeared first on TheCable .",
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      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-29T17:57:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
        "title": "Katsina records diphtheria cases in 29 LGAs, secures 650,000 vaccine doses",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/katsina-records-diphtheria-cases-in-29-lgas-secures-650-000-vaccine",
        "published": "2026-08-31T07:55:40.000Z"
      }
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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."
}