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  "id": 2382104,
  "title": "Ebola outbreak in DR Congo 'growing exponentially' - UN",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/ebola-outbreak-in-dr-congo-growing-exponentially-un",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-21T12:40:40.000Z",
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    "name": "RTE News",
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    "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0821/1588776-drcongo-ebola-cases/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Ebola outbreak raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo is growing \"exponentially\", with more than 2,500 deaths recorded and half of those in the last 20 days, the senior UN coordinator on the disease has said.",
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        "title": "Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo becomes deadliest in country’s history",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/ebola-outbreak-in-democratic-republic-of-congo-becomes-deadliest-in",
        "published": "2026-08-18T09:11:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "WHO Africa",
        "title": "EBOLA BUNDIBUGYO VIRUS DISEASE OUTBREAK Democratic Republic of the Congo | Uganda Weekly External Situation Report 14, Data as of 16 August 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/ebola-bundibugyo-virus-disease-outbreak-democratic-republic-of-the",
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        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Ebola outbreak becomes deadliest in Congo history",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/ebola-outbreak-becomes-deadliest-in-congo-history",
        "published": "2026-08-18T17:00:57.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Ebola cases in DR Congo top 5,000 – Africa CDC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/ebola-cases-in-dr-congo-top-5-000-africa-cdc",
        "published": "2026-08-19T17:50:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Moneyweb",
        "title": "Ebola is spreading faster beyond Congo epicenter, straining outbreak response",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/ebola-is-spreading-faster-beyond-congo-epicenter-straining-outbreak",
        "published": "2026-08-20T06:30:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "DRC to receive 70 000 Ervebo vaccines to contain Ebola outbreak: WHO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/drc-to-receive-70-000-ervebo-vaccines-to-contain-ebola-outbreak-who",
        "published": "2026-08-20T16:52:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-20T19:22:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "AllAfrica Health",
        "title": "Congo-Kinshasa: WHO and Africa CDC Welcome the Allocation of Ebola Vaccines to the Democratic Republic of the Congo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/congo-kinshasa-who-and-africa-cdc-welcome-the-allocation-of-ebola",
        "published": "2026-08-21T05:50:51.000Z"
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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."
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