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  "id": 16734651,
  "title": "Congo’s Ebola cases surpass 10,000 as fears grow of wider African spread",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/congos-ebola-cases-surpass-10-000-as-fears-grow-of-wider-african",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-27T10:44:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Maverick",
    "slug": "daily-maverick",
    "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-27-congos-ebola-cases-surpass-10000-as-fears-grow-of-wider-african-spread/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has surpassed 10,000, according to data released by the country's public health institute on Tuesday. This marks a concerning milestone, as the outbreak has grown to become the largest and deadliest in the country's history, surpassing the 2018-2020 epidemic. The Ebola outbreak, caused by the rare Bundibugyo species, has now spread to other African nations, including Kenya and Nigeria, raising fears of a wider African spread.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "Ebola cases in DRC surpass 10,000 as nurse treating patients is killed by machete-wielding mob",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/ebola-cases-in-drc-surpass-10-000-as-nurse-treating-patients-is",
        "published": "2026-10-27T02:56:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Ebola: Uganda orders 21-day quarantine for citizens returning from DR Congo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/ebola-uganda-orders-21-day-quarantine-for-citizens-returning-from-dr",
        "published": "2026-10-27T07:14:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "AllAfrica Health",
        "title": "Uganda: Ebola - Uganda Orders 21-Day Quarantine for Citizens Returning From DR Congo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/uganda-ebola-uganda-orders-21-day-quarantine-for-citizens-returning",
        "published": "2026-10-27T08:41:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}