{ "story_id": "f08b2b5f56a44f938dcfa9e5b77d4be2", "desk": "bad-news-beat", "revision": 1, "published_at": "2026-11-12T01:43:53.783Z", "content_hash": "6c465bf5f8184bad09a9c7c7dfd1248bcdd1bf953ec26c5c35c66baed5e84629", "hash_basis": "sha256 over `headline\\ndek\\nprose`, plus `\\n` + the canonical citations JSON when any source is placed, plus `\\n#blog` for blogs", "basis": { "headline": "Congo's Ebola outbreak passes 11,000 cases with no vaccine for the strain", "dek": "At least 5,387 people have died since May. It is the second-largest Ebola outbreak on record. Health workers have been attacked and the response is $60 million short.", "prose": "Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo have reached 11,042, with at least 5,387 deaths.[^1] By those figures, about 49 of every 100 people confirmed infected have died.\n\nIt is the largest recorded Ebola outbreak in the country's history.[^2] It is the second-largest on global record.[^3] It was declared in mid-May.[^4]\n\n## The strain\n\nThe outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the virus.[^5] No specific vaccine or treatment exists for it.[^6] The World Health Organization approved clinical trials for two new Ebola vaccines earlier in November.[^7]\n\n## The pace\n\nThe WHO reported 10,400 confirmed cases and 5,103 deaths as of 31 October.[^8] Set against the new figures, that is 642 more cases and 284 more deaths in under two weeks.\n\n## Where it is\n\nThe outbreak has spread to eight of Congo's 26 provinces.[^9] Ituri province accounts for nearly 70% of all cases.[^10] North Kivu is now the main site of new transmission.[^11]\n\nCases have been reported across East, Central and West Africa.[^12]\n\n## Why it spread\n\nDelayed detection, conflict and strained health services increased the speed of the spread.[^13] Health workers and facilities have been attacked during the outbreak.[^14]\n\n## On the roads\n\nScreening shows how the virus moves. Since the outbreak began, 71 confirmed cases have been detected along transit routes.[^15] Of those, 95 percent were on informal routes, away from official crossings.[^16]\n\nThe bodies of 258 Ebola victims have been intercepted on travel routes.[^17] Some 55 million screenings have been carried out in Congo and 11 neighbouring countries.[^18]\n\n## The money\n\nThe International Organization for Migration requires $110 million for its regional Ebola operations through March 2027.[^19] It faces a funding gap of nearly $60 million.[^20] More than half of what it needs is not there.", "cited": "[{\"statement\":\"Confirmed Ebola cases in DRC reached 11042 with at least 5387 deaths.\",\"source\":\"aljazeera.com\",\"instrument\":\"\",\"claim_key\":\"doc:ebola-cases-in-dr-congo-pass-11000-with-5387-deaths-html-204705:0\",\"url\":\"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/11/ebola-cases-in-dr-congo-pass-11000-with-5387-deaths\"},{\"statement\":\"This is the largest recorded Ebola outbreak in 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