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  "title": "Ebola Congo cases surpass 5,000 as record-setting pace of spread continues",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/ebola-congo-cases-surpass-5-000-as-record-setting-pace-of-spread",
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  "summary": "The Ebola outbreak in Congo has passed 5,000 cases, government data showed, an unprecedented rate of spread that's outpacing efforts to slow it in one of the country's remotest regions.",
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        "published": "2026-08-18T21:07:28.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "World : DR Congo Ebola Outbreak Far From Control: WHO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/world-dr-congo-ebola-outbreak-far-from-control-who",
        "published": "2026-08-19T03:01:50.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Congo’s Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts at unprecedented speed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/congos-ebola-outbreak-reaches-5-000-cases-as-it-outpaces-response",
        "published": "2026-08-19T08:03:52.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Congo’s Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts at unprecedented speed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/congos-ebola-outbreak-reaches-5-000-cases-as-it-outpaces-response-1898668",
        "published": "2026-08-19T08:23:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Congo's Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/congos-ebola-outbreak-reaches-5-000-cases-as-it-outpaces-response-1907299",
        "published": "2026-08-19T09:29:40.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu Health",
        "title": "Congo’s Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts at unprecedented speed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/congos-ebola-outbreak-reaches-5-000-cases-as-it-outpaces-response-1904612",
        "published": "2026-08-19T09:47:49.000Z"
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