{
  "id": 18624,
  "title": "EXCLUSIVE: Congo’s Ebola epidemic started at least 4 months before it was detected",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/30/exclusive-congos-ebola-epidemic-started-at-least-4-months-before-it",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-07-30T11:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Science Magazine",
    "slug": "science-magazine",
    "url": "https://www.science.org/content/article/exclusive-congo-s-ebola-epidemic-started-least-4-months-it-was-detected"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A remote mining town gripped by fear saw hundreds of suspected cases before the government declared an outbreak, report says",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Health",
        "title": "First person gets new experimental vaccine for Ebola",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/24/first-person-gets-new-experimental-vaccine-for-ebola",
        "published": "2026-07-24T14:43:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "STAT News",
        "title": "Ebola outbreak nears milestone, while a vaccine remains months away",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/30/ebola-outbreak-nears-milestone-while-a-vaccine-remains-months-away",
        "published": "2026-07-30T11:49:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}