Claims extracted
12
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
17%
2 of 12 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
60/100
Al Jazeera's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
14
Health
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
The death toll from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has surpassed 5,000, government data show, with authorities yet to find a way to control the country’s deadliest outbreak of the virus on record.
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authorities → surpass → record
The latest death toll was announced on Friday.
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toll → announce → Friday
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Ebola has infected more than 10,000 people in the DRC since the outbreak was declared in May.
There are no approved treatments or vaccines to combat the rare Bundibugyo strain of the virus, responsible for the ongoing outbreak.
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outbreak → pose → outbreak
Delayed detection, conflict and strained health services have helped the virus spread more rapidly than in past outbreaks, reaching eight of the DRC’s 26 provinces to date.
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virus → strain → date
The virus has spread to neighbouring countries as well.
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virus → spread → countries
Last week, Nigeria became the fourth African country to report an Ebola case, extending the outbreak’s geographic spread to West Africa.
asserted
Nigeria → become → Africa
East African countries Kenya and Uganda have also reported cases.
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countries → report → cases
This year’s Ebola outbreak is the second-largest ever, behind only the 2014-2016 epidemic that infected more than 28,600 people and killed more than 11,000 people across Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
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that → infect → Guinea
Some governments have been restricting travel to affected countries or quarantining travellers who have recently visited or transited through them.
On Friday, Saudi Arabia suspended travel to and entry from Kenya, according to the Saudi Press Agency.
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Arabia → restrict → Agency
The measures include suspending travel by Saudi citizens to Kenya and a pause on issuing all types of visas to travellers from the country.
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measures → include → country
The kingdom is also prohibiting entry to travellers arriving from Kenya, including those transiting through third countries who have stayed in Kenya or other Ebola-affected countries within the previous 21 days.
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who → prohibit → days
In June, Saudi Arabia suspended travel to and entry from the DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan.
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Arabia → suspend → DRC
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