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  "id": 152283,
  "title": "Ebola deaths top 1,700 in eastern Congo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/ebola-deaths-top-1-700-in-eastern-congo",
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  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-05T00:00:12.000Z",
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    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/6009286-ebola-deaths-top-1700-in-eastern-congo/"
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  "summary": "The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo has reached 1,707, with a total of 3,802 cases recorded as of Tuesday. According to the latest government update, the outbreak, which was declared on May 15, has been linked to the Bundibugyo virus, for which there are no approved vaccines or treatments.\n\nThe outbreak is considered the fastest-growing, with nearly 80 percent of new cases not coming from contact tracing but instead from community spread, said Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya. He made these comments during his second visit to the town of Bunia near the outbreak's epicenter on Tuesday.\n\nThe Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, is expected to visit Bunia later this week. Delays in contact tracing, difficulties accessing affected areas, mistrust from communities, and violence by armed groups and some residents have hampered the response, the Africa CDC has said.",
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        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "DR Congo is set to open its largest ever Ebola treatment facility",
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        "published": "2026-08-05T09:29:55.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Hindu Health",
        "title": "Ebola kills 1,700 in eastern Congo as fastest-growing outbreak surges",
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        "outlet": "Moneyweb",
        "title": "Why Congo’s record Ebola outbreak is becoming deadlier",
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      {
        "outlet": "Deutsche Welle Science",
        "title": "WHO's Tedros vists DR Congo as Ebola outbreak accelerates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/whos-tedros-vists-dr-congo-as-ebola-outbreak-accelerates",
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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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