{
  "id": 2579158,
  "title": "DR Congo receives Ebola vaccines in face of 'exponential' outbreak",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/dr-congo-receives-ebola-vaccines-in-face-of-exponential-outbreak",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-22T12:47:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/dr-congo-receives-ebola-vaccines-in-face-of-exponential-outbreak"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Democratic Republic of Congo has received over 16,000 doses of the Ervebo Ebola vaccine as it battles an exponential outbreak. According to The Korea Times and Associated Press, 16,250 doses arrived at the N’djili International Airport in Kinshasa, part of 70,000 doses expected from the World Health Organization and partners.\n\nThe current outbreak, caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus, has recorded 2,516 deaths out of 5,290 confirmed cases and is spreading at an unprecedented rate, France 24 and The Korea Times reported. The World Health Organization has warned that this epidemic could surpass the deadliest on record, which occurred between 2014 and 2016 and caused over 11,000 deaths across West Africa.\n\nThe Ervebo vaccine, licensed to treat Ebola, has been effective in past outbreaks and the WHO said it may provide some protection against the Bundibugyo virus, The Korea Times and Associated Press reported. More doses are expected early next week.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}