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  "title": "Ebola cases in Congo exceed 5,000",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/ebola-cases-in-congo-exceed-5-000",
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  "summary": "DR Congo’s 17th Ebola outbreak has become the country’s largest, surpassing the 2018-2020 outbreak in both cases and deaths.",
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        "title": "How Congo's Ebola outbreak became the second-most lethal on record",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/how-congos-ebola-outbreak-became-the-second-most-lethal-on-record",
        "published": "2026-08-17T20:44:32.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Ebola outbreak in Congo becomes country’s worst as virus spreads at “exceptional pace”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/ebola-outbreak-in-congo-becomes-countrys-worst-as-virus-spreads-at",
        "published": "2026-08-18T08:41:45.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "DRC Ebola outbreak ‘far from being under control’ – WHO chief",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/drc-ebola-outbreak-far-from-being-under-control-who-chief",
        "published": "2026-08-18T13:24:26.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Congo Ebola outbreak can still be under control in 3 months: WHO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/congo-ebola-outbreak-can-still-be-under-control-in-3-months-who",
        "published": "2026-08-18T14:23:37.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Ebola cases in Congo exceed 5,000",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/ebola-cases-in-congo-exceed-5-000-1876136",
        "published": "2026-08-19T05:24:53.000Z"
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