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More than 5,000 die from Ebola in DR Congo's deadliest outbreak

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Government data shows that more than 10,000 people have contracted the rare virus.

What the coverage shows

Sky News and Al Jazeera both lead on the Ebola death toll in Democratic Republic of Congo passing 5,000, and both attribute the figure to authorities or government data. The framing differs slightly: Sky News stays tightly on the headline number, while Al Jazeera adds that authorities are struggling to control the outbreak and, in its extract, says there are no approved treatments or vaccines.

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