Ireland Health News API

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            "title": "HSE in ‘regular contact’ with UK authorities after rise in cases from meningitis outbreak",
            "description": "Two people died following outbreak in Kent, but health authorities say no evidence of increased spread in Ireland",
            "content": "There has been no increased activity of meningococcal disease in Ireland, the health service has said, following a fatal outbreak of the illness in England.\nLast Sunday, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) announced two people had died during an ou... [2747 chars]",
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            "title": "No signs of meningitis disease outbreak in UK affecting Ireland, says HSE",
            "description": "All confirmed cases linked to the outbreak so far are young adults. Two young people have died from contracting the disease",
            "content": "Molly O'Reilly\nThere is no evidence of an increase in invasive meningococcal disease activity - linked to meningitis - in Ireland, despite the serious outbreak in the UK, according to the HSE's National Director for Public Health.\nDr John Cuddihy sai... [2516 chars]",
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            "description": "All confirmed cases linked to the outbreak so far are young adults. Two young people have died from contracting the disease",
            "content": "There is no evidence of an increase in invasive meningococcal disease activity - linked to meningitis - in Ireland, despite the serious outbreak in the UK, according to the HSE's National Director for Public Health.\nDr John Cuddihy said there was no ... [2501 chars]",
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