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  "id": 9074692,
  "title": "What is scrub typhus | Explained",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/what-is-scrub-typhus-explained-9074692",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-22T03:07:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
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    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/what-is-scrub-typhus-explained/article71490796.ece"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Scrub typhus is a bacterial infection caused by the bacteria Orientia tsutsugamushi. It is spread by the bite of infected larval mites or chiggers -- it is not a mosquito-borne disease.",
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        "title": "What is scrub typhus | Explained",
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        "published": "2026-09-22T03:07:03.000Z"
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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."
}