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  "id": 6957188,
  "title": "DR Congo Ebola outbreak crosses 7,000 cases",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/dr-congo-ebola-outbreak-crosses-7-000-cases",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-12T16:46:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1552043/dr-congo-ebola-outbreak-crosses-7000-cases/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Democratic Republic of Congo has recorded more than 7,000 Ebola cases in its worst outbreak of the disease. Congolese authorities reported 7,022 cases since the epidemic began. The outbreak has killed 3,398 people, while 1,671 patients have recovered. Authorities officially detected the outbreak in mid-May after the disease had likely spread for weeks. Read […]",
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  "editors_take": null,
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    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Ebola infections top 7,000 in Congo as virus spreads to new province",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/ebola-infections-top-7-000-in-congo-as-virus-spreads-to-new-province",
        "published": "2026-09-11T22:53:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Nation Africa",
        "title": "Ebola infections top 7,000 in Congo as virus spreads to new province",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/ebola-infections-top-7-000-in-congo-as-virus-spreads-to-new-province",
        "published": "2026-09-12T04:33:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Ebola infections top 7,000 in Congo as virus spreads to new province",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/ebola-infections-top-7-000-in-congo-as-virus-spreads-to-new-province-6974475",
        "published": "2026-09-12T18:42:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Qatar Tribune",
        "title": "Over 7,000 confirmed cases in Congo’s Ebola outbreak, says government",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/over-7-000-confirmed-cases-in-congos-ebola-outbreak-says-government",
        "published": "2026-09-12T22:28:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}