{
  "id": 35848,
  "title": "Ebola outbreak in DR Congo 'intensifying': WHO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/ebola-outbreak-in-dr-congo-intensifying-who",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-02T07:45:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ETHealthworld",
    "slug": "ethealthworld",
    "url": "https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/ebola-outbreak-in-dr-congo-intensifying-who/132802913"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is intensifying at an \"exceptional\" pace, the World Health Organization warned on Saturday, calling for a significant scaling-up of the health response. A vaccine described by the World Health Organization as the \"most promising\" to fight the current outbreak will be developed by Singapore-based Hilleman Laboratories, it announced on Thursday.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour Health",
        "title": "Uganda declares itself Ebola-free as Congo continues to struggle with the outbreak",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/30/uganda-declares-itself-ebola-free-as-congo-continues-to-struggle-with",
        "published": "2026-07-30T00:42:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "DR Congo Ebola outbreak becomes world's second-largest ever",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/31/dr-congo-ebola-outbreak-becomes-worlds-second-largest-ever",
        "published": "2026-07-31T17:56:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Current Ebola outbreak worst ever in DR Congo, WHO says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/current-ebola-outbreak-worst-ever-in-dr-congo-who-says",
        "published": "2026-08-01T16:16:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}