{
  "id": 16848201,
  "title": "Ebola outbreak passes 10,000 cases in DRC after nurse killed, another injured",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/ebola-outbreak-passes-10-000-cases-in-drc-after-nurse-killed-another",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-28T04:44:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-28/ebola-latest-10000-cases/107318116"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has surpassed 10,000 cases, claiming nearly 5,000 lives and marking the second largest global outbreak. The toll includes more than 2,700 children among the infected, according to Save the Children. A recent attack on health workers resulted in the death of one nurse and injury to another. The outbreak, which began in mid-May, has spread across eight provinces, with cases persisting in conflict-ridden areas that struggle with food insecurity and lack of access to healthcare. This outbreak is unique as it features the Bundibugyo Ebola virus, which evaded detection by initial tests and lacks a vaccine. Two countries, Kenya and Nigeria, have reported their first cases of the Bundibugyo strain. As a response, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is convening a virtual meeting of African health ministers to expedite the response. Uganda has imposed travel restrictions, and WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus condemned the recent attack on health workers, emphasizing the need for protection for those battling the deadly disease.",
  "summary": "The outbreak is now the second largest Ebola virus outbreak globally, and the fastest growing in the DRC's history according to health officials.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Medical Xpress",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-27T09:18:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}