{
  "id": 4650369,
  "title": "Over 6,000 infected with Ebola in Congo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/over-6-000-infected-with-ebola-in-congo-4650369",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-31T13:57:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260831/more-than-6000-people-infected-with-ebola-in-congo-government-figures-show"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has exceeded 6,000, according to government data. The epidemic, caused by the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, has become the largest in the country's history, surpassing the previous worst outbreak that lasted from 2018 to 2020.\n\nThe total number of confirmed infections has risen to 6,041, with 2,911 deaths reported, as stated by the communication ministry. Response teams are working in six provinces affected by the outbreak, with a focus on Ituri, North Kivu, and Haut-Uele.\n\nMédecins Sans Frontières has opened a new Ebola treatment centre in Beni, North Kivu, which has recorded 122 confirmed cases and 87 deaths since May. The organisation has 1,400 staff in Congo supporting the response and operates treatment centres with a total of 400 beds. There is no known vaccine or treatment for the Bundibugyo outbreak.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Over 6,000 infected with Ebola in Congo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/over-6-000-infected-with-ebola-in-congo",
        "published": "2026-08-31T13:47:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
}