Australia Health News API

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            "title": "Countries scramble to trace passengers who disembarked cruise ship in Santa Helena after hantavirus outbreak",
            "description": "A number of countries are scrambling to trace people who disembarked from an Atlantic cruise struck by a deadly virus outbreak before it was marooned off the coast of Cabo Verde, in an effort to prevent further spread of the disease.",
            "content": "A number of countries across the world are scrambling to trace people who disembarked from an Atlantic cruise struck by a deadly virus outbreak before it was marooned off the coast of Cabo Verde, in an effort to prevent further spread of the disease.... [3716 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-07/hantavirus-cruise-ship-mv-hondius-passengers-disembarked/106655134",
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            "title": "Yawning might be good for the brain",
            "description": "This simple reflex action may play a more significant role than we thought.",
            "content": "This simple reflex action may play a more significant role than we thought.\nYou should never smile at a crocodile, according to the 1950s song, because rather than smiling back at you it’s contemplating your potential as an appetiser.\nYawning at a cr... [2781 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.medicalrepublic.com.au/yawning-might-be-good-for-the-brain/125543",
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            "title": "I’ve investigated a hantavirus outbreak. Here’s what I can tell you about the cruise ship cluster",
            "description": "Is hantavirus being transmitted from person to person? Here’s what investigators need to consider before making that call.",
            "content": "The cruise ship cluster of hantavirus cases continues to grow. The World Health Organization reports that as of May 6 there were eight cases, three of whom are confirmed by laboratory testing as hantavirus. In recent days, we heard three passengers h... [7503 chars]",
            "url": "https://theconversation.com/ive-investigated-a-hantavirus-outbreak-heres-what-i-can-tell-you-about-the-cruise-ship-cluster-282365",
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