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  "id": 9826401,
  "title": "Ebola outbreak expands to 63 health zones in DR Congo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/ebola-outbreak-expands-to-63-health-zones-in-dr-congo",
  "topic": "health",
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  "published": "2026-09-25T20:24:40.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/ebola-outbreak-expands-to-63-health-zones-in-dr-congo/"
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  "summary": "The Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has expanded to 63 health zones across seven of the country’s 26 provinces. The World Health Organization, in a statement on Friday, said the expansion followed the identification of infections in two additional health zones. It also reported that 7,890 confirmed cases had Read More:…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "DRC Ebola outbreak remains active as death toll reaches 3,779 – Africa CDC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/drc-ebola-outbreak-remains-active-as-death-toll-reaches-3-779-africa",
        "published": "2026-09-25T15:59:11.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Ebola outbreak expands to 63 health zones in DR Congo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/ebola-outbreak-expands-to-63-health-zones-in-dr-congo-9832045",
        "published": "2026-09-25T20:54:40.000Z"
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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."
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