Ebola cases in Congo top 3,200, nearing record of the country’s worst outbreak
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"Ebola cases in Congo top 3,200, nearing record of the country’s worst outbreak" is generating significant coverage in the Health category, with 10 articles from 10 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include 10TV, goSkagit, usnews.com and KIRO 7 News Seattle. 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 43d ago.
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Coverage (10)
- Ebola outbreak is worsening food insecurity in eastern Congo, UN agency chief warns 10TV · 46d ago
- Congo Ebola Food Insecurity goSkagit · 46d ago
- Ebola Outbreak Is Worsening Food Insecurity in Eastern Congo, UN Agency Chief Warns usnews.com · 46d ago
- Ebola outbreak is worsening food insecurity in eastern Congo, UN agency chief warns KIRO 7 News Seattle · 46d ago
- Ebola cases in Congo top 3,200, nearing record of the country's worst outbreak ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos · 46d ago
- Ebola outbreak is worsening food insecurity in eastern Congo, UN agency chief warns AP News · 46d ago
- Ebola outbreak in DR Congo 'fastest on record' Yahoo News UK · 46d ago
- Ebola outbreak is worsening food insecurity in eastern Congo, UN agency chief warns Spectrum News NY1 · 46d ago
- Ebola outbreak is worsening food insecurity in eastern Congo, UN agency chief warns The Seattle Times · 46d ago
- EBOLA BUNDIBUGYO VIRUS DISEASE OUTBREAK Democratic Republic of the Congo | Uganda Weekly External Situation Report 11, Data as of 26 July 2026 WHO | Regional Office for Africa · 46d ago
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