{
  "id": 7731603,
  "title": "Ebola outbreak slows in parts of DR Congo but crisis remains severe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/ebola-outbreak-slows-in-parts-of-dr-congo-but-crisis-remains-severe",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-16T07:07:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RFI English",
    "slug": "rfi-english",
    "url": "http://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20260916-ebola-outbreak-slows-in-parts-of-dr-congo-but-crisis-remains-severe"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ebola infections are slowing in parts of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo four months into the outbreak, but cases are climbing fast in North Kivu and the World Health Organization (WHO) says it is too early to declare that the epidemic has peaked.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Ebola outbreak in DR Congo claims 3,475 lives: WHO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/ebola-outbreak-in-dr-congo-claims-3-475-lives-who",
        "published": "2026-09-15T13:14:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "UN says progress in Congo Ebola fight but too early to call peak",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/un-says-progress-in-congo-ebola-fight-but-too-early-to-call-peak",
        "published": "2026-09-15T15:08:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}