{
  "id": 9991649,
  "title": "Diphtheria: 31 killed, 469 placed under watch in Plateau",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/diphtheria-31-killed-469-placed-under-watch-in-plateau",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-26T13:35:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/diphtheria-31-killed-469-placed-under-watch-in-plateau/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The death toll from the diphtheria outbreak in Plateau State has risen to 31, with 469 suspected cases recorded across 10 Local Government Areas of the state. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Nicholas Ba’amlong, disclosed this during a press briefing on the outbreak in Jos. The commissioner said to contain the outbreak, the Plateau State Government […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}