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  "id": 16856745,
  "title": "Africa Ebola outbreak passes 10,000 cases, mostly in DR Congo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/africa-ebola-outbreak-passes-10-000-cases-mostly-in-dr-congo-16856745",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-28T06:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261028/africa-ebola-outbreak-passes-10000-cases-mostly-in-dr-congo"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The latest outbreak of Ebola in Africa has surpassed 10,000 confirmed cases, with the overwhelming majority occurring in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to Congolese health authorities, 10,060 individuals have been infected and 4,887 have tragically died since the virus was first detected in May. This marks the deadliest outbreak in the history of the country.\n\nCases have also been identified in neighboring countries, including Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda. The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that Africa faces a complex challenge in containing an outbreak that spans both the east, west, and center of the continent.\n\nIn the DRC, 2,684 individuals have managed to recover from the virus. However, the epidemic's fatality rate appears to be close to 50 percent, as reported by the Congolese National Institute of Public Health. A significant hurdle in the response efforts is the absence of any approved vaccines or treatments for the rare Bundibugyo species of Ebola responsible for the current epidemic.\n\nThe virus was first detected in the northeastern Congolese province of Ituri, where it had been spreading undetected for several weeks before being identified.",
  "summary": "KINSHASA — Africa's latest outbreak of Ebola has passed 10,000 confirmed cases, the vast majority of them in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Congolese health authorities said on Tuesday, with almost 5,000 fatalities. According to the DRC's figures, 10,060 people have been infected and 4,887 have died since the virus was first detected in May in the vast central African country's deadliest…",
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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"
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      {
        "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"
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "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-16736293",
        "published": "2026-10-27T09:28:47.000Z"
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      {
        "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": "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": "GBC Ghana",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-27T16:01:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Forbes",
        "title": "Congo Reports Over 10,000 Ebola Cases, Sparking Concerns of Wider Spread",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/congo-reports-over-10-000-ebola-cases-sparking-concerns-of-wider",
        "published": "2026-10-27T21:29:15.000Z"
      }
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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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