{
  "id": 1936662,
  "title": "Ebola cases in Congo exceed 5,000 as outbreak worsens",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/ebola-cases-in-congo-exceed-5-000-as-outbreak-worsens",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-19T11:34:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1540718/ebola-cases-in-congo-exceed-5000-as-outbreak-worsens/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "NAIROBI: Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo have exceeded 5,000. Government data showed the figure reached 5,021 cases by Tuesday. Health officials warned that response efforts are struggling to contain the deadly disease. The outbreak has also caused thousands of deaths across the country. Read More: Congo latest Ebola outbreak has killed 2,325 people in […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "How Ebola became the deadliest outbreak in DR Congo’s history",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/how-ebola-became-the-deadliest-outbreak-in-dr-congos-history-1864772",
        "published": "2026-08-19T04:40:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Ebola outbreak is DRC's deadliest ever",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/ebola-outbreak-is-drcs-deadliest-ever",
        "published": "2026-08-19T09:35:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}