无国界医生组织（MSF）周二对刚果民主共和国东部北基伍省不断恶化的卫生状况表示担忧，称由于治疗能力不足，每周都有新的埃博拉疾病热点出现。
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on Tuesday voiced concern over the deteriorating health situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province, saying new Ebola disease hotspots are emerging every week amid insufficient treatment capacities.
据卫生部最新情况通报显示，自5月中旬刚果宣布埃博拉疫情暴发以来，累计病例已达8,554例，其中包括4,114例死亡。
Since the Ebola outbreak declaration in mid-May in Congo, the cumulative caseload stands at 8,554, including 4,114 deaths, the Health Ministry's latest situation update showed.
该法国医疗慈善机构在一份声明中表示，自9月初以来，北基伍省的埃博拉疫情急剧加剧，该省目前占全国新确诊病例的近40%，而8月底这一比例仅为24%。
In a statement, the French medical charity said the Ebola disease outbreak in North Kivu province has intensified dramatically since early September, with the province now accounting for nearly 40% of all newly confirmed cases nationwide, up from 24% at the end of August.
该组织警告称，目前的局势使现有患者和整个社区面临更大的风险。
It warned that the situation has placed current patients and entire communities at even greater risk.
无国界医生组织布滕博埃博拉治疗中心协调员斯蒂芬妮·霍夫曼（Stephanie Hoffmann）表示：“这就像在扑灭一场特大火灾。多个疫情正在同时发展，强度不一，地点各异。只要病毒在北基伍省北部持续传播且新热点不断涌现，遏制疫情将极其困难。”最新一轮疫情已波及七个省份：上乌埃莱、伊图里、北基伍、南基伍、下乌埃莱、乔波和南乌班吉。
“It is like fighting a megafire,” said Stephanie Hoffmann, coordinator of the MSF Ebola treatment centre in Butembo. “Multiple outbreaks are developing at the same time, with varying intensity and in different locations. As long as new hotspots continue to emerge while the virus spreads across northern North Kivu, containing the epidemic will remain extremely difficult.”The latest epidemic has affected seven provinces: Haut-Uele, Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu, Bas-Uele, Tshopo and South-Ubangi.
无国界医生组织指出，北基伍省正承担着该国日益增长的埃博拉负担，而此时获得专业护理的途径仍然不足。
MSF said North Kivu is bearing a growing share of the country's Ebola burden at a time when access to specialized care remains insufficient.
据该医疗慈善机构称，截至9月28日，由于专门治疗中心的床位有限以及诊断延迟，34%的确诊埃博拉患者仍在非专门医疗机构接受治疗。
As of Sep. 28, 34% of confirmed Ebola patients were still being treated in non-specialized health facilities because of limited bed capacity in dedicated treatment centres and delays in diagnosis, according to the medical charity.