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DR Congo Ebola outbreak exceeds 11,000 cases

Verified: 11 outlets in 10 countries have reported this story since Nov 11. 5,387 killed, according to 3 outlets.

📍 DR Congo, CD·🕐 6h ago·11 outlets

The 17th outbreak of the virus in the DRC's history was officially declared in May but experts believe it emerged weeks or even months earlier.

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✓ Verified · 11 outlets

Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.

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Reported by 11 outlets

Vanguard News· National ↗The Hindu· National ↗The Citizen· National ↗NPR News· National ↗TASS· News agency · state media ↗Al Jazeera· International ↗Daily Maverick· National ↗MyJoyOnline· National ↗Euronews· International ↗3News· National ↗News of Bahrain· National ↗

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From the headlines of its reports in its last 2 days, each with the outlets that report it.

Killed · 2 figures, newest first: 5,3873 outlets: aljazeera.com, myjoyonline.com +1· latest Nov 11, 5:21 PM UTC
DR 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 UTC
Congo’s Ebola outbreak surpasses 11,000 cases, with more than 5,300 deaths ↗

The story so far · 12 reports · · 10 countries✓ Verified Nov 11, 3:22 AM UTC

Nov 11, 2:24 AM UTCFirst report
Number of Ebola cases in DR Congo tops 11,000 — Reuters tass.com ↗
Nov 11, 3:22 AM UTC+58 min
Congo’s Ebola cases surpass 11,000, government data show dailymaverick.co.za ↗
Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 3:22 AM UTC · +58 min
Nov 11, 5:01 AM UTC+3 h
Ebola cases in DR Congo pass 11,000, with 5,387 deaths aljazeera.com ↗
Nov 11, 10:57 AM UTC+9 h· you’re reading this
DR Congo Ebola outbreak exceeds 11,000 casesvanguardngr.com ↗
Nov 11, 10:59 AM UTC+9 h
Deadliest Ebola outbreak in Congo’s history reaches 11,000 cases euronews.com ↗
Nov 11, 12:32 PM UTC+10 h
Ebola cases cross 11,000 in DR Congo as deaths exceed 5,300 newsofbahrain.com ↗
Nov 11, 5:21 PM UTC+15 h
DR Congo Ebola outbreak exceeds 11,000 cases, causes 5,387 deaths thehindu.com (again) ↗

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[Claude] All three reports cover the same DR Congo Ebola case milestone of over 11,000 cases, with consistent figures and no contradictions.

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