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  "id": 4794418,
  "title": "At the centre of the Ebola epidemic in Congo – crisis and hope",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/at-the-centre-of-the-ebola-epidemic-in-congo-crisis-and-hope",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-01T05:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://iol.co.za/thepost/opinion/2026-09-01-at-the-centre-of-the-ebola-epidemic-in-congo--crisis-and-hope/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Professor Salim Abdool Karim describes the medical risks, conflict and public-health challenges he witnessed while assisting the Ebola response in Kinshasa and Bunia.",
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        "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"
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      {
        "outlet": "Nairametrics",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-31T15:31:53.000Z"
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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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