肯尼亚官方确认新增4例埃博拉病例，其中包括3名医护人员。目前当局正竭力控制该国首次出现的这一致命疫情。
Kenya confirmed four additional Ebola cases, including three health workers, as authorities sought to contain the country’s first outbreak of the deadly disease.
据非洲疾病预防控制中心通报，新增病例使确诊总数达到7例，其中1人死亡。第四名感染者为首例患者的家属。
By Janice Kew Kenya confirmed four additional Ebola cases, including three health workers as authorities sought to contain the country’s first outbreak of the deadly disease.
非洲疾控中心称，这4名患者均因被认定为首例患者的接触者而早已处于隔离状态，目前正在指定治疗机构接受对症护理。肯尼亚当局已对130名被确认的接触者中的128人实施隔离，仍在继续搜寻剩余2人。该机构指出，目前尚无证据表明疫情已在社区中传播。
The new infections bring the total number of confirmed cases to seven, including one death, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement The fourth newly infected person is a family member of the initial case. All four were already in quarantine after being identified as contacts of the first patient and are receiving supportive care at a designated treatment facility, Africa CDC said. Kenyan authorities have found and quarantined 128 of 130 identified contacts, with efforts continuing to locate the remaining two.
“及时识别接触者充分体现了接触者追踪、疫情监测以及迅速隔离在阻断传播、保护公众健康方面的重要作用，”非洲疾控中心强调道。
There is no evidence of community transmission at this stage, according to the agency. “Their early identification demonstrates the critical role of contact tracing, surveillance and timely isolation in interrupting transmission and protecting communities,” Africa CDC said.
本月早些时候，肯尼亚报告了该国首例埃博拉病例。一名感染邦迪布焦型埃博拉病毒的肯尼亚男子从刚果民主共和国出发，经乌干达中转后，于10月3日从恩德培飞抵内罗毕。
Kenya reported its first-ever Ebola case earlier this month after a Kenyan man infected with the Bundibugyo strain traveled from the Democratic Republic of Congo through Uganda before flying from Entebbe to Nairobi on Oct. 3.
该男子抵达乔莫·肯雅塔国际机场时接受了常规健康检查，当时并未发现任何异常。随后他被送往一家私立医院，院方工作人员察觉到其症状后立即将其隔离并上报当局。数日后该男子不治身亡。
The man underwent routine health screening on arrival at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport without any abnormal findings being detected. He was later taken to a private hospital, where staff recognized his symptoms, isolated him and alerted authorities. He died within days.
此病例引发了人们对感染者可能悄然跨境传播的担忧，促使当局全面追溯该男子在刚果、乌干达及肯尼亚的活动轨迹。
The case raised concerns about the ability of infected people to cross borders undetected and prompted authorities to reconstruct the man’s movements through Congo, Uganda and Kenya.
非洲疾控中心正与肯尼亚合作开展监测、技术协调和社区参与工作，因为邻国刚果的埃博拉疫情仍在持续。该机构表示，医护人员的感染也凸显了对防护装备、培训和感染控制措施的需求。
Africa CDC is working with Kenya on surveillance, technical coordination and community engagement as the Ebola outbreak in neighboring Congo continues. The infections among health workers also underscore the need for protective equipment, training and infection-control measures, the agency said.