{
  "id": 1378521,
  "title": "Ebola outbreak in DR Congo deadliest in country's history",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/ebola-outbreak-in-dr-congo-deadliest-in-countrys-history",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-17T00:08:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTE News",
    "slug": "rte-news",
    "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0817/1588151-ebola-outbreak/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Democratic Republic of Congo is experiencing the deadliest Ebola outbreak in its history, with 2,325 deaths reported, surpassing the 2,299 deaths recorded during the 2018-2020 outbreak. The disease, caused by the Bundibugyo species, has infected 4,945 people, with the case fatality ratio rising from 20% to 46%. Despite efforts, the weak health infrastructure, community resistance, and instability in the country have hindered the response to the outbreak. The proportion of fatal cases remains high, indicating persistent shortcomings in surveillance, case detection, and access to care. Experimental vaccines and treatments are being evaluated, but their effectiveness is still limited to animal studies.",
  "summary": "The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 2,325 people, surpassing the toll from the 2018-2020 outbreak to become the deadliest in the country's history.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Exhausted health workers in Congo struggle to keep up as Ebola outpaces contact tracing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/exhausted-health-workers-in-congo-struggle-to-keep-up-as-ebola",
        "published": "2026-08-15T05:35:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo now deadliest in country’s history",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/ebola-outbreak-in-democratic-republic-of-congo-now-deadliest-in",
        "published": "2026-08-17T00:09:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak is now the deadliest in its history",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/democratic-republic-of-congos-ebola-outbreak-is-now-the-deadliest-in",
        "published": "2026-08-17T00:35:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}