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  "path": "/2026/06/ferg-chief-encouraged-by-progress-but-burden-remains-significant/",
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  "textContent": "The chair of the group behind revised foodborne illness figures has hailed the “encouraging” progress in reducing infections but warned that the burden is still “significant.”\n\nSpeaking on a webinar discussing key findings from the 2026 edition of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) estimates",
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