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  "id": 4928757,
  "title": "Lassa fever death toll hits 252, cases rise to 1,035 — NCDC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/lassa-fever-death-toll-hits-252-cases-rise-to-1-035-ncdc",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-01T20:22:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/lassa-fever-death-toll-hits-252-cases-rise-to-1035-ncdc/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nigeria’s Lassa fever death toll reaches 252 with 1,035 confirmed cases. NCDC reports new infections in Ondo, Bauchi, Edo, and Benue states. Read More: https://punchng.com/lassa-fever-death-toll-hits-252-cases-rise-to-1035-ncdc/",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Lassa fever death toll hits 252, cases rise to 1,035 — NCDC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/lassa-fever-death-toll-hits-252-cases-rise-to-1-035-ncdc-4931541",
        "published": "2026-09-01T20:38:39.000Z"
      }
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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."
}