{"id":"2e84ac68-f143-49e3-a0f6-20d7d4090a6e","url":"https://www.npr.org/2026/08/19/g-s1-139164/congo-ebola-outbreak","domain":"npr.org","outlet":{"name":"NPR","country":"US","cred":5,"lean":-1,"curated":true},"title":"Congo's Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts","plainHeadline":"Congo's Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases, outpacing response efforts.","rewrite":{"model":"gpt-5.6-sol","at":"2026-08-19T11:09:27.821Z"},"summary":["Congo's Ebola outbreak reaches 5,021 cases and 2,378 deaths as of Sunday.","Outbreak spreading three times faster than the 2014-2016 West Africa crisis.","WHO warns the epidemic is far from under control and international spread remains high.","Health workers face strikes, insecurity, and lack of vaccines for Bundibugyo virus.","Response hampered by violence, mistrust, poor roads, and displacement in Ituri and North Kivu."],"topics":["Health","Environment","Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-08-19T09:29:40.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-08-19T10:43:36.578Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/cd7712c9-3afc-4c0d-a4ad-5d857e1579b3"}