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  "id": 5040241,
  "title": "Nigeria: Lassa Fever Cases Rise to 1,035, Deaths Hit 252 - NCDC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/nigeria-lassa-fever-cases-rise-to-1-035-deaths-hit-252-ncdc",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-02T07:09:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AllAfrica Health",
    "slug": "allafrica-health",
    "url": "https://allafrica.com/stories/202609020160.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "[Vanguard] The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 14 new confirmed lassa fever cases in week 33, bringing cumulative infections to 1,035.",
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        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-01T20:22:39.000Z"
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        "outlet": "AllAfrica Health",
        "title": "Nigeria: Lassa Fever Death Toll Hits 252 - NCDC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/nigeria-lassa-fever-death-toll-hits-252-ncdc",
        "published": "2026-09-02T06:41:10.000Z"
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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."
}