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  "id": 4018360,
  "title": "Ebola outbreak spreads as Congo reports 60 affected health zones",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/ebola-outbreak-spreads-as-congo-reports-60-affected-health-zones",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-28T19:34:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
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    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1544851/ebola-outbreak-spreads-as-congo-reports-60-affected-health-zones/"
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  "summary": "An Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo has spread to 60 health zones. The outbreak has recorded 5,794 confirmed cases and 2,786 deaths, according to Congo's Health Ministry.\n\nThe disease is spreading faster than response efforts can contain it, with bed shortages being one of the challenges. A new Ebola treatment centre has been opened in Beni, North Kivu, by French aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF).\n\nNorth Kivu has the highest case fatality rate of any of Congo's six affected provinces, at 68%, according to government data. MSF has 1,400 staff in Congo supporting the response and operates treatment centres with a total of 400 beds.",
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        "title": "Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo spreads to 2 new health zones with a total of 60 areas now affected",
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        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo spreads to 2 new health zones with a total of 60 areas now affected",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/ebola-outbreak-in-eastern-congo-spreads-to-2-new-health-zones-with-a-3942258",
        "published": "2026-08-28T10:23:02.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo spreads to 2 new health zones with total of 60 areas now affected",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/ebola-outbreak-in-eastern-congo-spreads-to-2-new-health-zones-with",
        "published": "2026-08-28T11:12:02.000Z"
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        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Aid group MSF opens new Ebola treatment centre in eastern Congo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/aid-group-msf-opens-new-ebola-treatment-centre-in-eastern-congo",
        "published": "2026-08-28T16:16:01.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour Health",
        "title": "Ebola outbreak in Congo spreads to 2 new health zones, bringing total to 60 areas affected",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/ebola-outbreak-in-congo-spreads-to-2-new-health-zones-bringing-total",
        "published": "2026-08-28T21:16:59.000Z"
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