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  "id": 1758854,
  "title": "Ebola outbreak becomes deadliest in Congo history",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/ebola-outbreak-becomes-deadliest-in-congo-history",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-18T17:00:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/international/6035541-congo-ebola-outbreak-deadliest/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Ebola outbreak in the Congo is now the deadliest in the country’s history, according to new government data released on Monday. There have been a total of 4,945 confirmed cases and 2,325 deaths associated with this outbreak in the country since May. This tops the previous record set during the 2018 outbreak in the...",
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    "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "WHO Africa",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-18T10:33:41.000Z"
      }
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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."
}