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  "id": 820568,
  "title": "Baby elephant at National Zoo helps lead fight against deadly disease",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/baby-elephant-at-national-zoo-helps-lead-fight-against-deadly-disease-820568",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-13T22:25:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour Health",
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus is the leading cause of death in young Asian elephants. One baby elephant is at the center of an effort that could transform how the disease is managed in these gentle giants worldwide. Deema Zein reports.",
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        "title": "Baby elephant at National Zoo helps lead fight against deadly disease",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/baby-elephant-at-national-zoo-helps-lead-fight-against-deadly-disease",
        "published": "2026-08-13T22:25:58.000Z"
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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."
}