刚果（金）埃博拉确诊病例数已突破8000例，该国正面临医护人员短缺的困境。布尼亚，刚果（金）——随着该国医护人员不足以遏制这种致命疾病，刚果（金）埃博拉病毒确诊病例数已突破8000例。
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Congo has surged past 8,000 as the country struggles with a shortage of health workers BUNIA, Congo -- The number of confirmed cases of Ebola virus in Congo has surged past 8,000, as the country runs out of health workers to contain the deadly disease.
刚果（金）于5月15日宣布暴发疫情，由罕见的本迪布焦型埃博拉病毒引起，目前尚无已知的治疗方法或疫苗，该国一直在努力遏制疫情。
Congo announced an outbreak on May 15, caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus, which has no known treatment or vaccine, and has struggled to contain it.
刚果（金）卫生部最新数据显示，截至9月26日，该国26个省中7个省的63个卫生区共确诊8067例病例，死亡3901例，病死率超过48%。
Latest data from Congo's health ministry showed that 8,067 cases have been confirmed, with 3,901 deaths as of Sept. 26 across 63 health zones in seven of the country's 26 provinces, with a fatality rate of more than 48%.
世界卫生组织在最新报告中表示：“粗病死率持续居高不下，尤其是社区死亡人数持续偏高，凸显了疾病的严重性，以及在及时发现病例和获得早期、充分的患者救治方面持续存在的挑战。”
“The continuously high crude case fatality ratio, and especially the continuously high rate of deaths occurring in communities, highlights the seriousness of the disease and the persistent challenges in timely case detection and access to early and adequate patient care,” the World Health Organization said in its latest report.
上周，世卫组织表示，刚果（金）的医护人员正不足以遏制该疾病。医护人员抱怨工资发放延迟或缺失，尽管疫情形势严峻，仍引发了多次罢工。据非洲疾病控制与预防中心称，自疫情宣布以来，已有50名医护人员死亡。
Last week, the WHO said that Congo is running out of health workers to contain the disease. Health workers have complained about delayed or missing payments, triggering several strikes despite the delicate nature of the outbreak. According to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 50 health workers have died since the outbreak was announced.
部分地区已出现改善迹象，确诊病例有所下降，包括伊图里省和上韦莱省，但官员表示，该疾病正在其他地区进一步蔓延，地理范围不断扩大。
Some areas have shown signs of improvement, with a fall in confirmed cases, including in Ituri province and Haut-Uele, but officials say the disease is spreading further in other areas, expanding its geographical reach.
根据非洲疾控中心的数据，当前疫情在同期传播速度上已超过持续两年的西非区域疫情。到第19周时，2014年至2016年的区域疫情记录了3781例病例，而当前疫情记录了7840例。世卫组织表示，当前疫情有望超过那次导致11000人死亡的区域疫情。
According to data from the Africa CDC, the current outbreak has outpaced the 2-year-long West Africa regional outbreak in terms of spread in the same time. By Week 19, the regional outbreak between 2014 and 2016 recorded 3,781 cases, while the current outbreak recorded 7,840. The WHO said it is on track to surpass the regional outbreak, which killed 11,000 people.
遏制努力因不安全局势、人员流离失所、医护人员罢工以及大规模人口流动而受阻。
Containment efforts have been hamstrung by insecurity, displacement, a health workers’ strike and intense population movements.