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  "id": 6842002,
  "title": "Ebola infections top 7,000 in DR Congo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/ebola-infections-top-7-000-in-dr-congo-6842002",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-12T01:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/09/12/ebola-infections-top-7-000-in-dr-congo"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has surpassed 7,000 confirmed cases, marking it as the deadliest in the country's history. The death toll has risen to 3,398 across seven provinces, including a new province, South Ubangi, where a 23-year-old man tested positive for the Bundibugyo species after returning from abroad. The outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo species, has surpassed the 2018-2020 epidemic and is now the second-largest in DRC history, only behind the 2014-2016 West African outbreak. Shortages of trained staff, operational partners, and funding are hindering the response efforts, according to the World Health Organization.",
  "summary": "Shortages of trained staff, operational partners and funding are creating a bottleneck in efforts to expand the response as the outbreak spreads.",
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        "title": "Ebola infections top 7,000 in DR Congo",
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        "published": "2026-09-12T01:15:00.000Z"
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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."
}