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  "id": 1831355,
  "title": "Dr. Congo Ebola outbreak ‘far from being under control’: WHO chief",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/dr-congo-ebola-outbreak-far-from-being-under-control-who-chief-1831355",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-18T22:27:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/19/world/science-health/congo-ebola-outbreak-who-chief/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Congolese officials said on Monday that the outbreak had killed over 2,300 people out of nearly 5,000 cases, making it the deadliest in the country's history.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Medical Xpress",
        "title": "DR Congo Ebola outbreak 'far from being under control': WHO chief",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/dr-congo-ebola-outbreak-far-from-being-under-control-who-chief",
        "published": "2026-08-18T17:40:02.000Z"
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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."
}