阿布贾，10月22日电 - 尼日利亚卫生部长周四表示，当局没有证据显示该国最近确诊的埃博拉病例已扩散至更广泛社区，将其描述为单一、可控的感染。
ABUJA, Oct 22 - Nigeria's health minister said on Thursday authorities had no evidence that the country's recently confirmed Ebola case had spread into the wider community, describing it as a single, contained infection.
尼日利亚周二报告了十多年来首例埃博拉病例，成为第四个受疫情影响的非洲国家，也是迄今为止受影响人口最多的国家。卫生官员称这是有记录以来传播速度最快的疫情。
Nigeria reported its first Ebola case in more than a decade on Tuesday, becoming the fourth African country and the most populous yet to be affected by an outbreak that health officials have described as the fastest-spreading on record.
- 卫生部长穆罕默德·阿里·帕特表示，“没有证据表明它已进入社区”，且“无需恐慌”，卫生官员正在加强接触者追踪和对可能接触者的监测。
• Health Minister Muhammad Ali Pate said "there is no evidence that it has gone into the communities" and that there was "no need for any panic", as health officials intensified contact tracing and monitoring of people who may have been exposed
- “这是一个可控的单一病例，我们正在努力工作以确保其保持这种状态，”他说。
• "This is a contained, single case and we are diligently working to ensure that it remains so," he said
- 帕特表示，目前没有理由改变大型公共集会计划，但如果情况恶化，不排除采取额外措施的可能性。
• Pate said there was no reason at present to alter plans for large public gatherings, but left open the possibility of additional measures if the situation worsened
- “我们只有一例病例，希望能保持这种状态，”他说。 REUTERS
• "We have only one case, and hopefully it will stay that way," he said REUTERS