{
  "id": 7001546,
  "title": "Worst DR Congo Ebola epidemic ever passes 7,000 cases",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/worst-dr-congo-ebola-epidemic-ever-passes-7-000-cases-7001546",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-12T21:36:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40439249/worst-dr-congo-ebola-epidemic-ever-passes-7000-cases"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is experiencing its worst Ebola epidemic to date, with over 7,000 recorded cases and nearly 3,400 fatalities, according to official figures. The outbreak, which was detected in mid-May, began in Ituri province in the northeast and has since spread to conflict-ridden, remote regions in the east and north, where armed groups and weak state presence have hampered health infrastructure. This epidemic marks the 17th outbreak of the highly infectious virus in the DRC and has now extended to a seventh province, South-Ubangi, which borders the Central African Republic and Congo-Brazzaville.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Worst DR Congo Ebola epidemic ever passes 7,000 cases",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/worst-dr-congo-ebola-epidemic-ever-passes-7-000-cases",
        "published": "2026-09-12T11:41:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "This Day",
        "title": "DR Congo Records over 7,000 Ebola Cases, Worst Ever",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/dr-congo-records-over-7-000-ebola-cases-worst-ever",
        "published": "2026-09-13T02:59:48.000Z"
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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."
}