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  "id": 9785828,
  "title": "Researchers track emerging pathogens at Arctic bird gathering",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/researchers-track-emerging-pathogens-at-arctic-bird-gathering",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-25T15:40:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-track-emerging-pathogens-arctic-bird.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Every year, birds migrate north and gather in a single location in the Arctic, and a team of University of Kentucky researchers is collaborating with Alaska Native communities to study how diseases spread and evolve at this gathering before they reach human populations.",
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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."
}