{
  "id": 11474350,
  "title": "Ebola deaths in DR Congo surpass 4,000 as outbreak spreads",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/ebola-deaths-in-dr-congo-surpass-4-000-as-outbreak-spreads",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-02T15:36:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/ebola-deaths-in-dr-congo-surpass-4000-as-outbreak-spreads"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak has now killed more than 4,000 people, according to government data, making it the worst epidemic in the country’s history. Figures released on Friday, October 2, 2026, showed that the death toll has risen to 4,018, and confirmed cases had reached 8,300 across seven provinces, as the government […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Mobile ebola laboratory cuts diagnosis times for patients in Congo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/mobile-ebola-laboratory-cuts-diagnosis-times-for-patients-in-congo",
        "published": "2026-10-02T13:24:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Congo's Ebola outbreak surpasses 4,000 deaths amid violence and mistrust",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/congos-ebola-outbreak-surpasses-4-000-deaths-amid-violence-and",
        "published": "2026-10-02T14:15:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}