{
  "id": 4669920,
  "title": "Ebola cases in DR Congo cross 6,000, death toll hits 2,911",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/ebola-cases-in-dr-congo-cross-6-000-death-toll-hits-2-911",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-31T15:31:53.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://nairametrics.com/2026/08/31/ebola-cases-in-dr-congo-cross-6000-death-toll-hits-2911/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has crossed 6,000, with the death toll rising to 2,911 as the country continues to battle its worst outbreak of the disease in history. The post Ebola cases in DR Congo cross 6,000, death toll hits 2,911 appeared first on Nairametrics .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Aid group MSF opens new Ebola treatment centre in eastern Congo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/aid-group-msf-opens-new-ebola-treatment-centre-in-eastern-congo",
        "published": "2026-08-31T03:50:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}