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Ebola outbreak in Congo spreads to a 7th province

According to the governor of the northwestern province of Sud-Ubangi, Congo's national research institute tested a sample and found traces of the Bundibugyo virus, the rare kind of Ebola that caused the current outbreak.

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As of September 11, 2026 at 6:29 PM, 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 The headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
Match confidence Medium confidence. 3 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium

3 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.

Framing confidenceMostly same

0/99 — the outlets mostly agree on the headline takeaway.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftEbola outbreak in Congo spreads to a 7th province

PBS NewsHour · Center-left · News report

CenterEbola outbreak in Congo spreads to a 7th province

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette · Center · News report

Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.

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SEE THE HEADLINES

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PBS NewsHourNews report · Sep 11, 6:16 PM

Ebola outbreak in Congo spreads to a 7th province

According to the governor of the northwestern province of Sud-Ubangi, Congo's national research institute tested a sample and found traces of the Bundibugyo virus, the rare kind of Ebola th...

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Courthouse NewsNews report · Sep 11, 5:47 PM

Ebola outbreak in Congo spreads to a 7th province

The outbreak is spreading under extremely difficult conditions for aid efforts, fueled by insecurity, displacement, a health workers’ strike and intense population movements.

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Details0/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
0/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Sep 11, 5:47 PM: Courthouse News joined the source map.

Sep 11, 6:16 PM: PBS NewsHour joined the source map.

Sep 11, 6:29 PM: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 0/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.