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  "id": 1560814,
  "title": "How Congo's Ebola outbreak became the second-most lethal on record",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/how-congos-ebola-outbreak-became-the-second-most-lethal-on-record-1560814",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-17T20:44:32.000Z",
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  "summary": "Health officials say the current outbreak is spreading five times faster than previous outbreaks did in Congo at this stage",
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        "title": "How Congo's Ebola outbreak became the second-most lethal on record",
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        "published": "2026-08-17T20:44:32.000Z"
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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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