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  "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",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-19T09:29:40.000Z",
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  "summary": "Government data showed the outbreak had so far recorded 5,021 cases, including 2,378 deaths. The outbreak has infected and killed more people at a greater speed than any other outbreak in history.",
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-19T09:09:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "NPR Health",
        "title": "Congo's Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts",
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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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