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  "id": 4609895,
  "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",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-31T07:55:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
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    "url": "https://businessday.ng/news/article/katsina-records-diphtheria-cases-in-29-lgas-secures-650000-vaccine-doses/"
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  "summary": "The Katsina State Government says suspected diphtheria cases have been recorded across 29 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the State read more Katsina records diphtheria cases in 29 LGAs, secures 650,000 vaccine doses",
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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"
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      {
        "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"
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      {
        "outlet": "TheCable",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-30T06:51:50.000Z"
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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."
}