{
  "id": 1886245,
  "title": "Attempts to curb Ebola cases in DR Congo fail with more than 5,000 confirmed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/attempts-to-curb-ebola-cases-in-dr-congo-fail-with-more-than-5-000",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-19T06:43:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260819-attempts-to-curb-ebola-cases-in-dr-congo-fail-with-more-than-5-000-confirmed"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Democratic Republic of Congo is facing the biggest Ebola epidemic in its history. Government data showed on Tuesday that cases now exceed 5,000. Efforts to contain the deadly illness are being hampered by weak health infrastructure, community resistance and instability.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "outlets": 4,
    "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Ebola outbreak becomes deadliest in Congo history",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/ebola-outbreak-becomes-deadliest-in-congo-history",
        "published": "2026-08-18T17:00:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}