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Ebola cases in Congo top 3,200, nearing record of the country's worst outbreak

ABC News - International reaches for "worst" where The Independent stays flat.

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As of July 28, 2026 at 10:41 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened A new Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo has killed 65 people, with roughly 246 cases reported by health officials.
The headline split ABC News - International frames it as "Ebola cases in Congo top 3,200, nearing record of the country's worst outbreak". Stuff (New Zealand) frames it as "Ebola cases in Congo top 3,200, nearing record of the country's worst outbreak".
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Left / center-leftEbola cases in Congo top 3,200, nearing record of the country's worst outbreak

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ABC News - InternationalNews report · Jul 28, 10:26 AM

Ebola cases in Congo top 3,200, nearing record of the country's worst outbreak

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The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo has surpassed 3,200 cases

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The IndependentNews report · Jul 28, 10:41 AM

Uganda declares itself Ebola free as deaths surge to 1,400 in DR Congo

Uganda has not recorded a new Ebola case since June, but confirmed infections in the DRC have risen to over 3,200 and at least 1,405 deaths, having only passed 1,000 in recent days

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Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Jul 28, 9:56 AM

Ebola cases in Congo top 3,200, nearing record of the country's worst outbreak

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Confirmed cases in Congo's ongoing Ebola outbreak have reached 3,262, its Ministry of Health said in an overnight update, nearly the same as the 2018-2020 outbreak that...

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Jul 28, 9:56 AM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.

Jul 28, 10:26 AM: ABC News - International joined the source map.

Jul 28, 10:41 AM: The Independent joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 3 sources · 1 bucket.