{
  "id": 4540932,
  "title": "Diphtheria: 29 Katsina LGs affected, Kano confirms two deaths",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/diphtheria-29-katsina-lgs-affected-kano-confirms-two-deaths",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-31T01:30:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/diphtheria-29-katsina-lgs-affected-kano-confirms-two-deaths/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Katsina and Kano states are intensifying efforts to contain diphtheria outbreaks, with the disease reported in 29 local government areas of Katsina State, while a recent investigation in Kano confirmed two diphtheria-related deaths in Rano Local Government Area. In Katsina, the widening outbreak has prompted the state government to intensify emergency vaccination, surveillance and isolation Read…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Diphtheria: 29 Katsina LGs affected, Kano confirms two deaths",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/diphtheria-29-katsina-lgs-affected-kano-confirms-two-deaths-4548377",
        "published": "2026-08-31T02:17:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}