Congo Ebola death toll tops 1,400 as vaccine trials start
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"Congo Ebola death toll tops 1,400 as vaccine trials start" is generating significant coverage in the Health category, with 6 articles from 6 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include reuters.com, The Guardian, CIDRAP and Sky News. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 46d ago.
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Coverage (6)
- Congo's Ebola outbreak now second largest on record, data shows reuters.com · 49d ago
- Ebola outbreak in DRC the fastest growing in the history of the virus The Guardian · 49d ago
- Africa CDC chief says ‘no magical solution’ for intensifying deadly Ebola outbreak CIDRAP · 49d ago
- Ebola outbreak in DR Congo 'fastest on record' Sky News · 52d ago
- Ebola cases in Congo top 3,200, nearing record of the country’s worst outbreak The Seattle Times · 52d ago
- A day in the life of Congo's overstretched Ebola surveillance teams Reuters · 52d ago
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