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刚果埃博拉疫情加速恶化,或成史上最致命

Congo Ebola outbreak on track to become deadliest in history

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WILLIAM: THE EBOLA OUTBREAK IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO CONTINUES TO WORSEN, WITH THE NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CASES CLIMBING TO OVER 4,500. OVER 2,100 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED BY THE VIRUS ALREADY. A DEATH TOLL THAT WAS REACHED ALMOST THREE TIMES FASTER THAN THE OUTBREAK OVER A DECADE AGO. REPORTER: AS EBOLA SPEEDS THROUGH THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, EVEN THOSE WHO ARE STILL HEALTHY ARE STRUGGLING.

威廉:刚果民主共和国的埃博拉疫情持续恶化,确诊病例数已攀升至4500多例。已有超过2100人死于该病毒。这一死亡人数达到的速度几乎是十多年前那次疫情的三倍。记者:随着埃博拉在刚果民主共和国迅速蔓延,即使是那些仍然健康的人也在苦苦挣扎。

WE USED TO CARRY TWO PASSENGERS ON A MOTORCYCLE, BUT WITH THE EBOLA OUTBREAK, THE AUTHORITIES ARE ONLY ALLOWING US TO CARRY ONE PASSENGER PER MOTORCYCLE, WHICH IS HAVING A HUGE IMPACT ON OUR FINANCES. WE'RE BARELY MAKING ANY MONEY. REPORTER: SELLERS AT THIS MARKET IN BUNIA ARE TRYING TO MAKE A LIVING, BUT THE OUTBREAK IS IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE. THIS IS CONSIDERED THE FASTEST-GROWING EBOLA OUTBREAK YET, REMINDING EXPERTS OF THE ONE MORE THAN A DECADE AGO THAT KILLED OVER 11,000 PEOPLE.

我们过去一辆摩托车载两名乘客,但埃博拉疫情暴发后,当局只允许我们每辆摩托车载一名乘客,这对我们的收入影响很大。我们几乎赚不到钱。记者:布尼亚这个市场的商贩们正在努力谋生,但疫情却无法忽视。这被认为是迄今为止增长最快的埃博拉疫情,让专家们想起了十多年前那次导致11000多人死亡的疫情。

DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION, DR. TEDROS ADHANOM GHEBREYESUS, CONTINUES TO SOUND THE ALARM.

世界卫生组织总干事谭德塞博士继续敲响警钟。

IT IS ALREADY THE SECOND-BIGGEST EBOLA EPIDEMIC ON RECORD, AND IT'S MOVING FASTER THAN ANY PREVIOUS EBOLA OUTBREAK. AT ITS CURRENT PACE, IT IS ON TRACK TO ECLIPSE THE WEST AFRICAN EBOLA OUTBREAK OF 2014 TO 2016.” REPORTER: THE RARE BUNDIBUGYO STRAIN IS WHAT'S DRIVING THIS CURRENT OUTBREAK. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO APPROVED VACCINES OR THERAPEUTICS, AND THIS STRAIN KILLS ANYWHERE FROM A QUARTER TO HALF OF THOSE WHO ARE INFECTED.

这已经是记录在案的第二大埃博拉疫情,而且其传播速度比以往任何一次埃博拉疫情都要快。按照目前的速度,它有望超过2014年至2016年的西非埃博拉疫情。记者:罕见的本迪布焦毒株是当前疫情的驱动因素。目前尚无获批的疫苗或治疗方法,这种毒株的致死率在感染者的四分之一到一半之间。

COMPLICATING ALL OF THIS IS A FRAGMENTED MEDICAL SYSTEM, SHORT OF PEOPLE AND PROTECTIVE GEAR. BUT WITH AMPLE AMOUNTS OF FEAR AND MISINFORMATION.

使这一切更加复杂的是支离破碎的医疗系统,缺乏人员和防护装备。但恐惧和错误信息却大量存在。

WE MUST CONTINUE TO FOCUS OUR AWARENESS EFFORTS ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF BUNIA, AND ON THOSE WITHIN THE CITY WHO ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT THE EXISTENCE OF EBOLA, AND WHO ARE DYING IN THE COMMUNITY UNTIL THEY COME TO ACCEPT THAT THE DISEASE IS ALREADY HERE. WE MUST STEP UP THESE AWARENESS EFFORTS SO THAT EVERYONE CAN RECEIVE CARE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. REPORTER: SOME FRONTLINE HEALTH WORKERS SAY THEY HAVEN'T BEEN PAID IN THREE MONTHS AND THEY'RE WALKING OFF THE JOB IN PROTEST.

我们必须继续将宣传工作的重点放在布尼亚郊区,以及市内那些不相信埃博拉存在、直到他们接受这种疾病已经到来之前一直在社区中死去的人们身上。我们必须加强这些宣传工作,以便每个人都能尽快得到救治。记者:一些一线卫生工作者表示,他们已经三个月没有拿到工资,他们正在罢工以示抗议。

WITHOUT THE EFFORT OF NURSES, DOCTORS, AND HYGIENISTS, THERE IS NOTHING. YOU CAN'T DEFEAT EBOLA. THEY ARE FIGHTING THIS WITH SOMEONE YOU DON'T EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE. WE PUT OUR LIVES IN DANGER, EVEN OUR FAMILIES AS WELL. BECAUSE IF I AM HIT BY THE EPIDEMIC, I GO HOME, MY WIFE, MY CHILDREN, MY PARENTS WOULD ALSO BE INFECTED. REPORTER: THE UNITED NATIONS SAYS, ON TOP OF IT ALL, ONGOING VIOLENCE OVER CONGO'S LUCRATIVE MINERALS BETWEEN RWANDAN-BACKED GROUPS AND THE CONGOLESE MILITARY PREVENTS THOSE WHO NEED MEDICAL CARE FROM GETTING TO IT.

没有护士、医生和卫生工作者的努力,一切皆无。你无法战胜埃博拉。他们正在与一种你甚至不承认的病毒作斗争。我们将自己的生命置于危险之中,我们的家人也是如此。因为如果我被疫情感染,我回家后,我的妻子、我的孩子、我的父母也会被感染。记者:联合国表示,最重要的是,卢旺达支持的组织与刚果军队之间因刚果利润丰厚的矿产而持续不断的暴力冲突,阻碍了那些需要医疗救助的人获得救治。

THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION REPORTS THAT BETWEEN 60% AND 70% OF EBOLA-RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN COMMUNITIES, WITH MANY PATIENTS REACHING HEALTH FACILITIES TOO LATE OR UNABLE TO ACCESS CARE IN TIME. WE, ALONG WITH OUR PARTNERS, CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE RESPONSE, BUT OUR WORK IS HINDERED BY INSECURITY. WE REITERATE OUR CALL ON ALL PARTIES TO THE CONFLICT TO PROTECT CIVILIANS AND FACILITATE

世界卫生组织报告称,60%至70%的埃博拉相关死亡发生在社区中,许多患者到达医疗机构时已太晚,或无法及时获得救治。我们与合作伙伴一道,继续支持应对工作,但我们的工作因不安全局势而受阻。我们再次呼吁冲突各方保护平民,并为

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