彭博社报道，北京首次对西伯利亚疑似肺鼠疫病例发表官方评论，称随着世界各地健康担忧加剧，北京正在与俄罗斯合作。
Beijing made its first official comments on the suspected case of pneumonic plague in Siberia, saying it’s cooperating with Russia as health concerns intensify around the world.
中国外交部发言人郭家坤周二在回答莫斯科是否已向北京通报这一事件的问题时表示：“中国和俄罗斯在疫情等传染病预防控制方面保持着密切沟通与合作。”
“China and Russia maintain close communication and cooperation in the prevention and control of infectious diseases, including the plague,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said Tuesday in response to a question about whether Moscow has informed Beijing of the incident.
西伯利亚的案例：解释者这一简短言论是在中国为期一周的公共假期期间发表的，上周俄罗斯伊尔库茨克地区一家抗鼠疫研究所的一名工作人员死亡，据报道，近200名接触者受到观察。中国官方媒体对这一事件的报道有限。
Case in Siberia: The brief remarks, which came during a weeklong public holiday in China, follow the death last week of a worker at an anti-plague research institute in Russia’s region of Irkutsk that led to almost 200 contacts reportedly being placed under observation. Coverage of the incident has been limited in Chinese state media.
就在一个多月前，伊尔库茨克的该机构与中国完成了一项有关应对传染病爆发的紧急响应试验。俄罗斯和中国与会者还讨论了如何监测和控制边境地区疾病传播。
Just over a month ago, the institution in Irkutsk concluded an emergency response trial with China on handling infectious disease outbreaks. Russian and Chinese participants also discussed how to monitor and control the spread of diseases in their border regions.
伊尔库茨克地区位于蒙古北部，不直接与中国接壤，但当地首府是一个主要枢纽，有频繁的航班和铁路连接到中国城市。中国驻伊尔库茨克领事馆没有回复记者的置评请求。
The Irkutsk region lies north of Mongolia and doesn’t directly border China, but the local capital is a major hub with frequent flights and rail links to Chinese cities. China’s consulate in Irkutsk didn’t respond to a request for comment.
这名28岁的实验室工作人员在患上严重肺炎后死亡。未经证实的当地新闻报道说，研究人员可能是在打破试管后接触到了导致鼠疫的细菌。
The 28-year-old laboratory worker died after developing severe pneumonia. Unconfirmed local news reports said the researcher may have been exposed to the bacterium that causes plague after breaking a test tube.
鼠疫是世界上最令人恐惧的疾病之一，造成了数千万人死亡的大流行病。然而，今天，人类病例很少见，通常可以用抗生素治疗。
Plague is one of the world’s most feared diseases, responsible for pandemics that killed tens of millions of people. Today, though, human cases are rare and can usually be treated with antibiotics.
美国总统唐纳德·特朗普周二表示，他已安排与俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京通话，将“很快”讨论此案。他暗示美国将有更多信息分享。“到目前为止，我们正在进行非常深入的讨论。我们大概明天就能对此进行汇报，”总统说道。
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has a call scheduled with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the case “very soon.”He indicated that the US would have more to share about the matter. “So far, we’re in very deep discussions. We’ll be able to report about it probably tomorrow,” the president said.