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  "id": 495369,
  "title": "Congo's fast-moving Ebola outbreak started month before it was declared, WHO says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/congos-fast-moving-ebola-outbreak-started-month-before-it-was-495369",
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  "published": "2026-08-10T18:34:03.000Z",
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  "summary": "The World Health Organization says the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak started in February, months before it was officially declared in May.",
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        "title": "Congo's fast-moving Ebola outbreak started month before it was declared, WHO says",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Ebola deaths surpass 2,000 in Democratic Republic of Congo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/ebola-deaths-surpass-2-000-in-democratic-republic-of-congo",
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        "outlet": "CBS News",
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        "published": "2026-08-11T09:37:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Medical Xpress",
        "title": "Congo says 2,000 people have died in its Ebola outbreak, the fastest growing on record",
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        "published": "2026-08-11T15:40:01.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Ebola: Over 2,000 dead in DR Congo as virus gathers pace",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/ebola-over-2-000-dead-in-dr-congo-as-virus-gathers-pace",
        "published": "2026-08-11T17:46:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Tempo.co English",
        "title": "Ebola: Over 2,000 Dead in DR Congo as Virus Gathers Pace",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/ebola-over-2-000-dead-in-dr-congo-as-virus-gathers-pace-608803",
        "published": "2026-08-11T22:33:35.000Z"
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