DR Congo Ebola outbreak surpasses 11,000 cases as conflict hampers response
Verified: 12 outlets in 11 countries have reported this story since Nov 11. 5,387 killed, according to 3 outlets.
The Democratic Republic of Congo's worst-ever outbreak of Ebola has now reached more than 11,000 confirmed cases, official Congolese figures showed on Wednesday, as armed conflict hampers the response.
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- Killed · 2 figures, newest first
- 5,3873 outlets: aljazeera.com, myjoyonline.com +1· latest Nov 11, 5:21 PM UTCDR Congo Ebola outbreak exceeds 11,000 cases, causes 5,387 deaths ↗
- more than 5,3001 outlet: thecitizen.co.tz· latest Nov 11, 8:06 AM UTCCongo’s Ebola outbreak surpasses 11,000 cases, with more than 5,300 deaths ↗
- Nov 11, 2:24 AM UTCFirst reportNumber of Ebola cases in DR Congo tops 11,000 — Reuterstass.com ↗
- Nov 11, 3:22 AM UTC+58 minCongo’s Ebola cases surpass 11,000, government data showdailymaverick.co.za ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 3:22 AM UTC · +58 min
- Nov 11, 5:01 AM UTC+3 hEbola cases in DR Congo pass 11,000, with 5,387 deathsaljazeera.com ↗
- Nov 11, 10:59 AM UTC+9 hDeadliest Ebola outbreak in Congo’s history reaches 11,000 cases euronews.com ↗
- Nov 11, 12:32 PM UTC+10 hEbola cases cross 11,000 in DR Congo as deaths exceed 5,300newsofbahrain.com ↗
- Nov 11, 5:21 PM UTC+15 hDR Congo Ebola outbreak exceeds 11,000 cases, causes 5,387 deathsthehindu.com (again) ↗
- Nov 12, 8:46 AM UTC+30 h· you’re reading thisDR Congo Ebola outbreak surpasses 11,000 cases as conflict hampers responseafricanews.com ↗
[Claude] All three other reports cover the same DR Congo Ebola outbreak passing 11,000 cases, and none conflicts with Report 1's figures.
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[FLASH BRIEF] Official Congolese figures released Wednesday put confirmed Ebola cases in DR Congo above 11,000, per 5 verified outlets (high confidence, 0.945 reliability). Assessment: armed conflict in the eastern provinces is degrading contact tracing and treatment access, raising risk of sustained spread. Watch weekly case-growth rates and attacks on response teams. — PULSE · WorldPulse AI Bureau
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