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埃博拉回归:刚果发现新病例,此前已有33人死亡

Another Ebola outbreak has been declared inthe Democratic Republic of Congo less than 10 days since the last one endedafter killing 33 people.

第33人死亡后不到十天, 另一次埃博拉疫情在剛果民主共和國被發現。

At least four people have tested positivefor the deadly fever which causes people to haemorrhage blood and their organsto fail.

至少有四人對這種致命的發熱病毒進行了檢測, 埃博拉會導致人們出血和器官衰竭。

The latest cases have been found in andnear a town called Mangina, about 62 miles (100km) from the border with Ugandain the country's north-east.

最新的病例是在一個叫曼吉納的小鎮附近發現的, 距該國東北部的烏干達邊境約62英里(100公里)。

The outbreak is some 1,553 miles (2,500km)from where 33 people died of the haemorrhagic fever in the northwest of thecountry and is not thought to be linked.

此次疫情的爆發距離該國西北部33人死于出血熱的疫區約有1553英里(2500公里)遠, 但(目前)沒有被認為是兩者是聯系在一起的。

This new outbreak of Ebola will be the 10thin Congo's history, more than twice as many as any other country.

這次的埃博拉疫情將是剛果歷史上第十次出現這種疫情, 這將是其他國家發生疫情數量的兩倍多。

The viral disease was discovered near theEbola River in the north of the country in 1976, and is thought to be spread bybats and caught by humans from bush meat – meat from wild animals – which issold at markets to be eaten.

該病毒病于1976在該國北部的埃博拉河附近被發現,

它先是通過蝙蝠傳播, 人類從市場上出售的那些野生動物肉類中感染(病毒)。

It then spreads between people via contactwith the bodily fluids of infected people.

然后, 它通過接觸感染者的體液在人之間傳播。

Ebola causes a fever, vomiting, diarrhoeaand bleeding, and is often fatal because there is no cure.

埃博拉會導致發燒、嘔吐、腹瀉和出血, 因為沒有治愈方法, 通常這將是致命的。

Congolese and international healthofficials were praised for a quick response to the last outbreak.

剛果和國際衛生官員因為應對上一次疫情的迅速反應而受到贊揚。

They used an experimental vaccine beingdeveloped against the virus, but it is specific to one strain and the strain inthe new outbreak has not been confirmed.

他們使用了一種正在研制的針對該病毒的疫苗, 但它只是針對一種病毒, 而新爆發的菌株尚未得到證實(是否能被疫苗針對)。

The director general of the World HealthOrganisation, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: 'Ebola is a constant threat inDRC. What adds to our confidence in the country’s ability to respond is thetransparency they have displayed once again.

世界衛生組織總干事特沃德羅斯?阿達諾姆說:“埃博拉病毒在剛果民主共和國是一個持續的威脅。 我們對國家反應能力的信心, 是他們再次展示的透明度。 。

'We will fight this one as we did thelast.'

“我們會像上次一樣對抗疫情。 ”

The country's health minister Oly IlungaKalenga said: 'Although we did not expect to face a 10th epidemic so early, thedetection of the virus is an indicator of the proper functioning of thesurveillance system.'

該國衛生部長奧利.安洛加.卡倫加說:“雖然我們沒有預料到這么快就面臨了第十次的疫情,

但檢測到了病毒是監測系統正常運行的一個指標。 ”

Travel into and out of Mangina has beenblocked to try to contain the virus, and governor of the North Kivu region,Julien Paluku, called on residents to remain calm.

為了控制病毒的傳播, 曼吉納的進出通道已經被管制, 北基伍地區州長朱利安.帕魯庫呼吁居民保持冷靜。

Congo's east is volatile, with dozens ofrebel groups staging attacks and vying for mineral-rich land.

剛果東部動蕩, 數十個叛軍組織發動進攻, 爭奪礦產資源豐富的地區。

The ministry said it has put in placesecurity to protect the deployed health care workers and the population.

衛生部說, 它已經采取了安全措施, 以保護部署的醫護人員和人民。

This year's Ebola outbreaks follow adevastating spread of the disease between 2013 and 2016 which killed 11,300people in the West African countries of Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.

埃博拉疫情在2013至2016年間的爆發, 在塞拉利昂、利比里亞和幾內亞等西非國家總共造成了11300人死亡。

There were fears the outbreak, in Mbandakaand Bikoro, would spread to the port city of Kinshasa.

人們擔心在姆班達卡和比科羅爆發疫情會蔓延到港口城市金沙薩。

The 2014 international response to theEbola pandemic drew criticism for moving too slowly and prompted an apologyfrom the WHO.

對2014年埃博拉大流行的國際反應太慢引起了人們的批評, 并導致世界衛生組織的道歉。

Yet international aid teams moved muchquicker in response in Congo, implementing vaccination campaigns in severalregions.

因此國際救援隊在剛果采取了更快的行動, 在幾個地區實施了疫苗接種運動。

Hundreds of locals and frontline healthworkers in Bikoro, Iboko and Mbandaka were given the experimental vaccine,known as rVSV-ZEBOV.

數百名當地人和一線衛生工作者在比科羅, 伊博科和姆班達卡注射實驗疫苗, 比如知名的rVSV-ZEBOV。

There are no proven Ebola vaccines, however,the rVSV-ZEBOV has been shown to be effective in trials in Guinea during thepandemic.

目前還沒有得到證實的埃博拉疫苗, 然而, 埃博拉大流行期間在幾內亞進行的試驗中, RVSV ZEBOV已被證明是有效的。

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