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  "id": 1715842,
  "title": "DR Congo Ebola outbreak ‘far from being under control’ – WHO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/dr-congo-ebola-outbreak-far-from-being-under-control-who-1715842",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-18T13:30:33.000Z",
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the deadliest in the country's history and \"far from being under control,\" according to the World Health Organization. The outbreak has surpassed the devastating 2018-2020 epidemic, with health authorities warning that it has yet to reach its peak, as reported by RFI English.\n\nThe WHO Spokesperson, Tarik Jašarević, expressed concerns that not all places where the Ebola virus is circulating are known, with infected people remaining outside treatment centers and transmission chains going undetected. This makes it difficult to track and contain the outbreak.\n\nThe situation is complicated by conflict, population mobility, and other humanitarian pressures, which make surveillance more challenging. The WHO emphasizes that community engagement and cooperation are crucial in controlling the outbreak, as testing, contact tracing, safe burials, and early treatment cannot work effectively without trust and cooperation from the community, as stated by France 24.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak becomes the country’s worst with over 2,300 dead",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/congos-fast-moving-ebola-outbreak-becomes-the-countrys-worst-with",
        "published": "2026-08-17T13:24:20.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Medical Xpress",
        "title": "Congo's fast-moving Ebola outbreak becomes the country's worst with over 2,300 dead",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/congos-fast-moving-ebola-outbreak-becomes-the-countrys-worst-with-1551962",
        "published": "2026-08-17T19:40:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Congo's fast-moving Ebola outbreak becomes country's worst with over 2,300 dead",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/congos-fast-moving-ebola-outbreak-becomes-countrys-worst-with-over-2",
        "published": "2026-08-18T02:52:03.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Hindu Health",
        "title": "Congo's fast-moving Ebola outbreak becomes country's worst with over 2,300 dead",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/congos-fast-moving-ebola-outbreak-becomes-countrys-worst-with-over-2-1632373",
        "published": "2026-08-18T04:15:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Ebola outbreak could be contained within 3 months - WHO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/ebola-outbreak-could-be-contained-within-3-months-who",
        "published": "2026-08-18T10:12:22.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Ebola in DRC: Deadliest outbreak on record ‘outpacing the response’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/ebola-in-drc-deadliest-outbreak-on-record-outpacing-the-response",
        "published": "2026-08-18T10:55:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RFI English",
        "title": "DRC authorities warn Ebola outbreak is worst to date and yet to peak",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/drc-authorities-warn-ebola-outbreak-is-worst-to-date-and-yet-to-peak",
        "published": "2026-08-18T11:17:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "DR Congo Ebola outbreak ‘far from being under control’ – WHO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/dr-congo-ebola-outbreak-far-from-being-under-control-who",
        "published": "2026-08-18T13:16:35.000Z"
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