{
  "id": 3707129,
  "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-3707129",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-18T10:33:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "WHO Africa",
    "slug": "who-africa",
    "url": "https://www.afro.who.int/publications/ebola-bundibugyo-virus-disease-outbreak-democratic-republic-congo-uganda-weekly-12"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has spread to a sixth province, with a confirmed case detected in Bas-Uélé province in the northeast. This indicates further geographic expansion beyond the main transmission areas in the eastern part of the country. Since the previous report, there have been an additional 640 confirmed cases and 367 confirmed deaths. The crude case fatality ratio has increased from 45.9% to 47.4%, showing a continued upward trend in mortality.",
  "summary": "EBOLA BUNDIBUGYO VIRUS DISEASE OUTBREAK Democratic Republic of the Congo | Uganda Weekly External Situation Report 14, Data as of 16 August 2026 orlunwop@who.int Tue, 18/08/2026 - 11:33 Event description The Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has expanded to a sixth province, with the detection of a confirmed case in Bas-Uélé province in the…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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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."
}