{
  "id": 449643,
  "title": "Ebola case count set to increase as Congo officials track hidden infections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/ebola-case-count-set-to-increase-as-congo-officials-track-hidden",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T07:24:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/10/world/science-health/ebola-congo-hidden-infections/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Ebola outbreak in Congo may worsen in the coming weeks as health officials conduct a massive search for undetected infections, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The organization is shifting from traditional contact tracing to door-to-door case finding in the worst-affected areas, where widespread community transmission suggests that almost anyone could have been exposed. This intensified search is expected to boost the number of suspected cases reported daily, as thousands of community health workers uncover illnesses that the existing surveillance system has missed, said Wessam Mankoula, Africa CDC’s head of emergency preparedness and response, during a press conference last week.",
  "summary": "The shift comes as confirmed cases climbed to 4,209 and deaths totaled 1,916, pushing the outbreak's crude case-fatality ratio to 45.5%.",
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        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "‘We are chasing the virus’ – WHO warns of worsening Ebola outbreak in DR Congo",
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        "published": "2026-08-10T19:27:28.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Suspected ebola in Israel: Man who returned from Congo quarantined in hospital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/suspected-ebola-in-israel-man-who-returned-from-congo-quarantined-in",
        "published": "2026-08-11T05:57:34.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Ebola death toll in DR Congo outbreak rises to more than 2,000",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/ebola-death-toll-in-dr-congo-outbreak-rises-to-more-than-2-000",
        "published": "2026-08-11T11:07:37.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Ebola death toll in DR Congo outbreak rises to more than 2,000, officials say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/ebola-death-toll-in-dr-congo-outbreak-rises-to-more-than-2-000-562390",
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        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Ebola death toll in DR Congo outbreak rises to more than 2,000",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/ebola-death-toll-in-dr-congo-outbreak-rises-to-more-than-2-000-564659",
        "published": "2026-08-11T11:46:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "2,000 people in Congo dead amid rapidly expanding Ebola outbreak",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/2-000-people-in-congo-dead-amid-rapidly-expanding-ebola-outbreak",
        "published": "2026-08-11T20:06:50.000Z"
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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."
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