{
  "id": 1673958,
  "title": "Ebola outbreak in Congo becomes country’s worst as virus spreads at “exceptional pace”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/ebola-outbreak-in-congo-becomes-countrys-worst-as-virus-spreads-at",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-18T08:41:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/health/2026/08/18/ebola-outbreak-congo-becomes-countrys-worst"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has become the country's deadliest, with 2,325 people killed, according to local authorities. This surpasses the 2,299 deaths recorded in the 2018-2020 outbreak. The current outbreak, declared on May 15, has resulted in 4,945 confirmed cases.\n\nThe fatality rate has risen to 46 percent, with 730 patients currently in isolation or in hospital and 1,040 people having recovered from the disease. The outbreak is spreading at an exceptional pace, with the World Health Organization (WHO) warning that it is outpacing the response.\n\nAccording to the WHO, the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola has no approved treatment, and vaccine trials are underway in the UK and Canada. The outbreak is being hindered by inadequate health infrastructure, ongoing conflict at the epicenter, and distrust of medical authorities.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu Health",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-17T20:44:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}