{
  "id": 3024502,
  "title": "Congo’s Ebola outbreak records one of its highest weekly death tolls yet",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/congos-ebola-outbreak-records-one-of-its-highest-weekly-death-tolls",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-24T13:11:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/health/2026/08/24/congos-ebola-outbreak-records-one-of-its-highest-weekly-death-tolls-yet"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "BUNIA, Congo (AP) — More than 300 individuals succumbed to Ebola in the eastern region of the country over the course of a single week, marking one of the highest weekly death tolls seen thus far, according to official reports released on Monday. This alarming surge in mortality coincides with a health care system struggling to keep pace with an Ebola outbreak that is spreading at an unprecedented rate.",
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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."
}