Australia Health News API

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            "title": "Vaccination 'not enough' to contain diphtheria spread in remote WA, disease official says",
            "description": "The director of the Communicable Disease Control Directorate says vaccines help prevent more serious symptoms, but more efforts are needed to tackle the diphtheria outbreak in remote areas.",
            "content": "Vaccination alone will not be enough to stop the \"rare outbreak\" of diphtheria from spreading in Western Australia, with the state likely to seek federal support to ensure remote communities are fully covered, the state's director of communicable dis... [4897 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-23/health-official-wants-more-support-diphtheria-outbreak/106710858",
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            "title": "WHO upgrades risk assessment for Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo to 'very high'",
            "description": "The World Health Organization raises its assessment of the outbreak going nation-wide as a province in the Congo's east bans funerals and suspends the local football league.",
            "content": "The World Health Organization has raised its risk assessment of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola turning into a national outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to \"very high\".\nThe strain, for which there is no approved vaccine or treatment,... [4316 chars]",
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            "title": "What’s the risk of infection from manicures and pedicures?",
            "description": "Manicures and pedicures are big business, with the global nail care market estimated to be worth U.S.$23.5 billion. But sometimes clients visiting nail salons come away with more than beautiful nails. Several women from Perth in Western Australia recently said they contracted severe infections after visiting nail salons for manicures…",
            "content": "Manicures and pedicures are big business, with the global nail care market estimated to be worth U.S.$23.5 billion.\nBut sometimes clients visiting nail salons come away with more than beautiful nails. Several women from Perth in Western Australia rec... [5653 chars]",
            "url": "https://japantoday.com/category/features/health/What%E2%80%99s-the-risk-of-infection-from-manicures-and-pedicures-",
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                "name": "Japan Today",
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