{
  "id": 1893973,
  "title": "Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo: What's going on and why is the outbreak so alarming?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/ebola-in-the-democratic-republic-of-congo-whats-going-on-and-why-is",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-19T08:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
    "slug": "cbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ebola-drc-explainer-9.7310743"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading at an \"unprecedented speed,\" according to the World Health Organization. Experts say armed conflict and a lack of vaccines or treatment are among several factors complicating response efforts.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-18T22:27:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "‘Far from under control’ – WHO warns of rapid Ebola spread in DR Congo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/far-from-under-control-who-warns-of-rapid-ebola-spread-in-dr-congo",
        "published": "2026-08-19T07:44:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}