{
  "id": 2073179,
  "title": "Ebola cases in Congo exceed 5,000, government data shows",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/ebola-cases-in-congo-exceed-5-000-government-data-shows",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-20T03:33:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/ebola-cases-in-congo-exceed-5000-government-data-shows/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo now exceeds 5,000, government data showed late on Tuesday, as health officials warn that response efforts are failing to contain the deadly disease.",
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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."
}