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  "id": 5061912,
  "title": "Congo's Ebola death toll crosses 3,000 amid worst outbreak in country's history",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/congos-ebola-death-toll-crosses-3-000-amid-worst-outbreak-in-countrys",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-02T09:37:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
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    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/congos-ebola-death-toll-crosses-3000-amid-worst-outbreak-in-countrys-history-cases-top-6100/articleshow/133705432.cms"
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  "summary": "More than 6,100 Ebola cases and 3,000 deaths are recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Weak surveillance and insecurity hinder efforts to contain the nation's worst-ever epidemic. Schools have reopened amid concerns about potential transmission within classrooms. No approved vaccine exists for the Bundibugyo species, though some are in development. Britain has pledged over fifty million…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Schools resume classes in Congo’s Ebola epicenter despite concerns from parents and teachers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/schools-resume-classes-in-congos-ebola-epicenter-despite-concerns-4860806",
        "published": "2026-09-01T12:11:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Schools resume classes in Congo’s Ebola epicenter despite concerns from parents and teachers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/schools-resume-classes-in-congos-ebola-epicenter-despite-concerns",
        "published": "2026-09-01T12:23:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "UK pledges additional £50 million to help contain Ebola outbreak in Congo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/uk-pledges-additional-50-million-to-help-contain-ebola-outbreak-in",
        "published": "2026-09-02T05:31:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Ebola outbreak death toll passes 3,000 in DR Congo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/ebola-outbreak-death-toll-passes-3-000-in-dr-congo",
        "published": "2026-09-02T10:32:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu Health",
        "title": "Ebola death toll passes 3,000 in DR Congo: official data",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/ebola-death-toll-passes-3-000-in-dr-congo-official-data",
        "published": "2026-09-02T10:41:13.000Z"
      }
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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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