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  "id": 18250561,
  "title": "Africa: Why an Ebola Outbreak in Africa Doesn't Mean an Epidemic in Britain",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/africa-why-an-ebola-outbreak-in-africa-doesnt-mean-an-epidemic-in-18250561",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-11-05T03:54:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AllAfrica",
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    "url": "https://allafrica.com/stories/202611050004.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "[The Conversation Africa] Parts of Africa are facing the fastest-spreading Ebola epidemic on record. The outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo virus, one of several types of Ebola virus, and has grown dramatically in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Cases have now appeared in other countries too.",
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        "title": "Abia constitutes response working group to prevent, respond to possible Ebola outbreak",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/abia-constitutes-response-working-group-to-prevent-respond-to",
        "published": "2026-11-04T08:48:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "WHO backs trials for two new vaccines against Ebola outbreak",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/who-backs-trials-for-two-new-vaccines-against-ebola-outbreak",
        "published": "2026-11-04T17:06:56.000Z"
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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."
}