世界卫生组织称，一名护士在刚果民主共和国（刚果（金））应对埃博拉疫情警报时遭袭身亡，另一名卫生工作者重伤。
A nurse has been killed and another health worker severely injured after they were attacked while responding to an Ebola alert in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to the World Health Organization.
这是针对卫生工作者和应对人员的一系列袭击中的最新一起，当局表示，这些袭击正在阻碍遏制全球增长最快的埃博拉疫情的努力。
It was the latest in a series of attacks on health workers and responders that authorities say is hampering efforts to slow the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in the world.
世界卫生组织总干事谭德塞周日在X平台发帖称，袭击于周六发生在刚果（金）东部乔波省的巴夫瓦森德镇。
The attack took place on Saturday in the town of Bafwasende in the DRC’s eastern Tshopo province, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a post on X on Sunday.
他说：“所有致力于保护社区免受这种致命疾病侵害的人员，都必须能够在尊严和安全的环境下工作。医疗卫生工作必须始终受到保护。”
“Everyone working to protect communities from this deadly disease must be able to work in dignity and safety. Healthcare must always be protected,” he said.
世界卫生组织非洲区域主任穆罕默德·亚库布·贾纳比博士也谴责了这次袭击，他说：“卫生工作绝不能成为攻击目标。应对埃博拉疫情的人员必须受到保护。错误信息和恐惧绝不能助长暴力。” 当地当局尚未就袭击事件或嫌疑人发表评论。
The WHO’s regional director for Africa, Dr Mohamed Yakub Janabi, also condemned the attack on“Health is NOT a target,” he said. “Those responding to the Ebola outbreak must be protected. Misinformation and fear must never fuel violence.”Local authorities have not yet commented on the attack or the suspects.
广泛的不信任 刚果（金）卫生部的数据显示，自5月疫情爆发以来，已记录超过9800例病例，其中包括超过4700例死亡病例，使其成为该国历史上最致命的埃博拉疫情。
Widespread distrust Data from the DRC’s Ministry of Health indicate that more than 9,800 cases, including more than 4,700 deaths, have been recorded since the start of the outbreak in May, making it the deadliest Ebola outbreak in the country’s history.
政府对疫情的应对方式，加上长期存在的腐败，滋生了广泛的不信任，甚至有人将埃博拉视为骗局。
The government’s handling of the outbreak, combined with chronic corruption, has sown widespread distrust, with some even dismissing Ebola as a hoax.
应对人员表示，社区对该疾病的怀疑使他们的工作变得复杂，包括在偏远地区和新出现的热点地区，这些地方已经面临医疗物资和医护人员短缺的问题。
Responders say scepticism about the disease among communities has complicated their efforts, including in remote areas and emerging hotspots already facing shortages of medical supplies and healthcare workers.
上个月，一名刚果（金）政客在北基伍省被殴打致死，此前他在广播节目中公开为政府应对埃博拉疫情的措施进行辩护。他曾呼吁公众遵守应对措施，特别是保持社交距离和勤洗手。
Last month, a DRC politician was beaten to death in North Kivu after publicly defending the government’s response to Ebola. He had called on the public to obey response measures, particularly social distancing and hand-washing, on a radio show.
5月初，疫情刚刚爆发时，愤怒的居民在短短一周内发动两起单独袭击，纵火焚烧了两个卫生中心的帐篷。应急人员表示，一些居民在指定卫生区扣押或威胁团队成员。
In May, at the start of the outbreak, angry residents set alight two tents at health centres in two separate attacks in just one week. Responders say some residents have held captive or threatened team members in designated health zones.
蔓延至其他国家 目前，疫情已在非洲东部、中部和西部的四个国家出现，使其成为迄今为止非洲大陆上地理传播范围最广的埃博拉疫情。
Spreading to other countries The current outbreak has now been reported in four countries across eastern, central and western Africa, giving it the widest geographic spread of any Ebola outbreak on the continent to date.
周日，乌干达卫生部长克里斯·巴里奥穆恩西宣布，所有有刚果（金）旅行史的返国公民将被隔离21天。
On Sunday, Uganda’s Minister of Health Chris Baryomunsi announced that all citizens returning to the country with a history of travel to the DRC will be quarantined for 21 days.
乌干达称该国无埃博拉疫情，此前已于7月宣布其最近一轮疫情结束。但卫生专家仍保持警惕，因为两名近期途经该国的人后来在肯尼亚和尼日利亚检测呈阳性。埃博拉通过直接接触感染者的体液传播。
Uganda says it is Ebola-free after declaring an end to its latest outbreak in July. But health experts remain on alert after two people who had recently passed through the country later tested positive in Kenya and Nigeria. Ebola spreads through direct contact with the bodily fluids of infected people.
导致本次疫情的毒株被称为邦迪布焦毒株，目前尚无获批疫苗或特效治疗。
The strain responsible for the current outbreak, known as Bundibugyo has no approved vaccine or specific treatment.
据世卫组织称，症状最长可在21天后出现。在10月23日的更新中，世卫组织敦促加强跨境监测与合作，同时建议不要对受影响国家实施旅行或贸易限制。
Symptoms can take up to 21 days to appear, according to the WHO. In an October 23 update, it urged stronger monitoring and cooperation across borders, while advising against restrictions on travel or trade with affected countries.