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  "id": 516688,
  "title": "Severe COVID-19 linked to reactivation of some dormant viruses, study finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/severe-covid-19-linked-to-reactivation-of-some-dormant-viruses-study",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-10T23:17:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News (US)",
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    "url": "https://abcnews.com/Health/severe-covid-19-linked-reactivation-dormant-viruses-study/story?id=135514734"
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  "summary": "Severe COVID-19 may reactivate some dormant viruses that remain in the body after previous infections, a new study suggests.",
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      {
        "outlet": "ERR News Estonia",
        "title": "Study links long COVID-19 to surge in new chronic illnesses in Estonia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/study-links-long-covid-19-to-surge-in-new-chronic-illnesses-in-estonia",
        "published": "2026-08-10T12:10:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}