{"id":"d8e1a5fe-6429-41b9-8cfc-922ec5c59392","url":"https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/congo-ebola-outbreak-tops-8000-confirmed-cases-disease-136816027","domain":"abcnews.com","outlet":{"name":"ABC News","country":null,"cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"Congo Ebola outbreak tops 8,000 confirmed cases as disease remains out of control","plainHeadline":"Congo Ebola outbreak tops 8,000 confirmed cases as health workers scarce","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo exceed 8,000, with 8,067 total cases reported.","Deaths total 3,901 across 63 health zones in seven provinces.","Outbreak triggered by Bundibugyo virus with no known treatment or vaccine.","WHO cites high fatality rate and challenges in timely detection and care.","Containment hampered by insecurity, displacement, strikes, and population movement."],"topics":["Health"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-28T09:54:27.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-28T10:00:16.176Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/c2822551-10d9-49a4-b40d-8fd839c23925","storyId":"c2822551-10d9-49a4-b40d-8fd839c23925","image":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/International/wirestory_3e3b17dca67b96371a4a3629c4814543_4x3_384.jpg","author":"ABC News","dek":"The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Congo has surged past 8,000 as the country struggles with a shortage of health workers"}