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  "id": 16765127,
  "title": "Ebola cases in DR Congo surpass 10,000 as outbreak spreads across Africa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/ebola-cases-in-dr-congo-surpass-10-000-as-outbreak-spreads-across",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-27T16:01:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GBC Ghana",
    "slug": "gbc-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/africa/ebola-cases/2026/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent The Democratic Republic of the Congo has passed a grim milestone. Its current Ebola outbreak has eclipsed 10,000 confirmed cases. Government figures released Tuesday reveal the fastest-growing Ebola epidemic ever recorded. Health authorities are scrambling to halt cross-border transmission across multiple African nations. Unprecedented Scale…",
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      {
        "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"
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      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-27T10:44:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Congo's Ebola outbreak tops 10,000 cases as authorities race to slow the spread in African countries",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/congos-ebola-outbreak-tops-10-000-cases-as-authorities-race-to-slow-16747178",
        "published": "2026-10-27T13:07:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Africa Ebola outbreak passes 10,000 cases, mostly in DR Congo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/africa-ebola-outbreak-passes-10-000-cases-mostly-in-dr-congo",
        "published": "2026-10-27T15:47:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Africa Ebola outbreak passes 10,000 confirmed cases",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/africa-ebola-outbreak-passes-10-000-confirmed-cases",
        "published": "2026-10-27T18:41:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}