{
  "id": 6579459,
  "title": "DRC’s Ebola epidemic could be the worst in history: Four things that could help end it",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/drcs-ebola-epidemic-could-be-the-worst-in-history-four-things-that",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-10T11:12:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/ios/opinion/2026-09-10-drcs-ebola-epidemic-could-be-the-worst-in-history-four-things-that-could-help-end-it/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Democratic Republic of Congo’s fight against Ebola has reached a tipping point. It can accelerate what it has been doing to bring the latest outbreak under control, or risk allowing it to persist as the worst Ebola epidemic ever recorded.",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}