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  "id": 2381990,
  "title": "Ebola outbreak in DR Congo growing 'exponentially' as death toll passes 2,500",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/ebola-outbreak-in-dr-congo-growing-exponentially-as-death-toll-passes",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-21T12:55:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
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    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260821-ebola-outbreak-in-dr-congo-growing-exponentially-as-death-toll-passes-2-500"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "More than half of the 2,500-plus deaths from DR Congo's Ebola outbreak have occurred within the past 20 days alone, as the virus spreads faster than any recorded outbreak, according to the UN's senior Ebola coordinator. Julien Harneis is urging a rapid scale-up of resources to prevent the epidemic from crossing into neighbouring countries.",
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        "published": "2026-08-18T09:11:56.000Z"
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        "outlet": "WHO Africa",
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        "title": "Ebola outbreak becomes deadliest in Congo history",
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        "title": "Attempts to curb Ebola cases in DR Congo fail with more than 5,000 confirmed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/attempts-to-curb-ebola-cases-in-dr-congo-fail-with-more-than-5-000",
        "published": "2026-08-19T06:43:48.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Ebola cases in DR Congo top 5,000 – Africa CDC",
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        "published": "2026-08-19T17:50:50.000Z"
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        "title": "Ebola is spreading faster beyond Congo epicenter, straining outbreak response",
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        "published": "2026-08-20T16:52:35.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Congo to receive 70K doses of Ervebo Ebola vaccine used in past outbreaks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/congo-to-receive-70k-doses-of-ervebo-ebola-vaccine-used-in-past",
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        "published": "2026-08-21T05:50:51.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Ebola outbreak in DR Congo 'growing exponentially' - UN",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/ebola-outbreak-in-dr-congo-growing-exponentially-un",
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