{
  "id": 12712712,
  "title": "Ebola creates new hot spots in Congo as responders describe 'chaotic' response",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/ebola-creates-new-hot-spots-in-congo-as-responders-describe-chaotic-12712712",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-07T21:00:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-ebola-hot-congo-chaotic-response.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Ebola outbreak in Congo is creating new hot spots where support for patients is lacking, according to health officials. Over 70% of new cases are emerging from outside known contacts, and at least 60% of deaths are occurring outside treatment centers, with Africa CDC Director-General Dr. Jean Kaseya noting the challenges. North Kivu province, a conflict-battered region, now accounts for around 40% of all newly confirmed cases, up from 24% at the end of August. The response, however, is described as chaotic due to a lack of coordination and organization, with health workers facing numerous obstacles.",
  "summary": "The Ebola outbreak in Congo is creating new hot spots where there's little to no support for patients, responders and officials say, as health workers admit there could still be a long way to go in fighting the disease that has killed over 4,000 people.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Ebola creates new hot spots in Congo as responders describe ‘chaotic’ response",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/ebola-creates-new-hot-spots-in-congo-as-responders-describe-chaotic",
        "published": "2026-10-07T12:55:56.000Z"
      }
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  },
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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."
}