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  "id": 11457817,
  "title": "An Ebola treatment center was burned down as the death toll in Congo passes 4,000",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/an-ebola-treatment-center-was-burned-down-as-the-death-toll-in-congo-11457817",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-02T14:25:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.statnews.com/2026/10/02/ebola-outbreak-congo-4000-deaths/"
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  "summary": "The Ebola outbreak in Congo has resulted in 4,018 deaths among 8,300 confirmed cases since it was declared on May 15, according to the Health Ministry. This outbreak is considered the fastest-growing in history.\n\nThe situation on the ground remains challenging, with health workers facing difficulties, including unpaid wages. In Bunia, the capital of northeastern Ituri province, some health workers protested, demanding payment for owed wages, but were quickly dispersed by officials.\n\nAn Ebola treatment center was burned down by soldiers in Kigonze, on the outskirts of Bunia, as they searched for weapons. The center was housing a transit center for infected patients, and its destruction forced 19,000 people to leave the camp, according to Phys.org.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "World : Ebola Death Toll In DR Congo Exceeds 4,000",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/world-ebola-death-toll-in-dr-congo-exceeds-4-000",
        "published": "2026-10-02T07:14:53.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Ebola death toll in Congo tops 4,000 in fastest-growing outbreak on record",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/ebola-death-toll-in-congo-tops-4-000-in-fastest-growing-outbreak-on",
        "published": "2026-10-02T11:24:59.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Medical Xpress",
        "title": "An Ebola treatment center was burned down as the death toll in Congo passes 4,000",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/an-ebola-treatment-center-was-burned-down-as-the-death-toll-in-congo-11450074",
        "published": "2026-10-02T12:13:04.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Phys.org",
        "title": "An Ebola treatment center was burned down as the death toll in Congo passes 4,000",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/an-ebola-treatment-center-was-burned-down-as-the-death-toll-in-congo",
        "published": "2026-10-02T12:13:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Ebola death toll surpasses 4,000 as DR Congo struggles to suppress outbreak",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/ebola-death-toll-surpasses-4-000-as-dr-congo-struggles-to-suppress",
        "published": "2026-10-02T12:56:18.000Z"
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  "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."
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