{
  "id": 8140707,
  "title": "WHO sees some progress in Congo's Ebola fight but cases surge in one area",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/who-sees-some-progress-in-congos-ebola-fight-but-cases-surge-in-one-8140707",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-18T01:27:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260918/who-sees-some-progress-in-congos-ebola-fight-but-cases-surge-in-one-area"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "GENEVA — The head of the United Nations health agency, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, is expressing cautious optimism regarding the battle against an Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo. While acknowledging \"encouraging signs\" in the fight against the Bundibugyo virus in Ituri province, he warns that the situation remains grim overall. In South Kivu, no new cases have been reported since May, yet the epidemic continues to spread and claim lives. Tedros revealed that the outbreak has affected seven provinces, with over 7,200 cases and more than 3,500 deaths reported. He emphasized that the virus is rampant in North Kivu, where weekly case numbers are rapidly increasing.",
  "summary": "GENEVA — The head of the U.N. health agency is hailing “encouraging signs” in the fight against an Ebola outbreak in one part of eastern Congo, while warning that case counts are rising fast in another as officials race to tamp down the virus. World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday that signs of gaining ground against the Bundibugyo virus, the rare…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "WHO sees some progress in Congo's Ebola fight but cases surge in one area",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/who-sees-some-progress-in-congos-ebola-fight-but-cases-surge-in-one",
        "published": "2026-09-18T01:17:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Ebola outbreak in Congo is still serious, African health body says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/ebola-outbreak-in-congo-is-still-serious-african-health-body-says",
        "published": "2026-09-18T02:05:00.000Z"
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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."
}