{
  "id": 1690211,
  "title": "EBOLA BUNDIBUGYO VIRUS DISEASE OUTBREAK Democratic Republic of the Congo | Uganda Weekly External Situation Report 14, Data as of 16 August 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/ebola-bundibugyo-virus-disease-outbreak-democratic-republic-of-the",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-18T10:33:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "WHO Africa",
    "slug": "who-africa",
    "url": "https://www.afro.who.int/countries/democratic-republic-of-congo/publication/ebola-bundibugyo-virus-disease-outbreak-5"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak has emerged in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, spreading to a sixth province and resulting in 640 confirmed cases and 367 deaths since the last External Situation Report. The crude case fatality ratio has risen to 47.4%, indicating a continued outbreak with high mortality.",
  "summary": "EBOLA BUNDIBUGYO VIRUS DISEASE OUTBREAK Democratic Republic of the Congo | Uganda Weekly External Situation Report 14, Data as of 16 August 2026 orlunwop@who.int Tue, 18/08/2026 - 11:33 Event description The Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has expanded to a sixth province, with the detection of a confirmed case in Bas-Uélé province in the…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Egypt Independent",
        "title": "Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo becomes deadliest in country’s history",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/ebola-outbreak-in-democratic-republic-of-congo-becomes-deadliest-in",
        "published": "2026-08-18T09:11:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}