{
  "id": 7283517,
  "title": "South Africa: A Fungal Infection That Targets the Brain Claims Many Lives in SA, Stopping It Won't Be Easy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/south-africa-a-fungal-infection-that-targets-the-brain-claims-many",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-14T08:43:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AllAfrica Health",
    "slug": "allafrica-health",
    "url": "https://allafrica.com/stories/202609140156.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "[spotlight] One of the top killers of people living with HIV in South Africa is a fungal infection. In this Spotlight special briefing, we unpack what we know about this dangerous disease called cryptococcal meningitis, why it remains so deadly, and what we can do about it.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}