
非洲大陆两端的官员正试图弄清,一名上周在尼日利亚首都被确诊患有埃博拉病毒的女子,在未曾前往刚果民主共和国——历史上最严重的人类埃博拉疫情爆发中心之一——的情况下,是如何感染这种致命病毒的。
Officials on opposite sides of the African continent are trying to determine how a woman diagnosed with Ebola in Nigeria's capital last week contracted the deadly virus without having visited the Democratic Republic of Congo — the epicentre of one of the worst human outbreaks of the virus in history.
这名女子是乌干达裔瑞士公民,周一乘坐医疗撤离航班从阿布贾被送往瑞士,关于她在访问乌干达期间可能如何感染病毒的问题仍然悬而未决。
The woman, an Ugandan-born Swiss citizen, was transported on a medical evacuation flight from Abuja to Switzerland on Monday, as questions linger about how she may have contracted the virus while visiting Uganda.
与此同时,刚果民主共和国一名医护人员在周末遭袭击身亡,随着疫情持续蔓延并夺走更多生命。
Meanwhile, a health-care worker in the D.R.C. is dead after being attacked over the weekend, as the outbreak continues to spread and claim more lives.
据刚果民主共和国卫生部最新数据显示,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。以下是受埃博拉疫情影响的四个国家的最新事态发展概览。
D.R.C.'s Health Ministry's most recent data indicates 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. Here's a look at the latest developments in the four countries that have been affected by the Ebola outbreak.
儿童承受刚果民主共和国埃博拉疫情重创 10月19日 时长 刚果民主共和国护士遇害 世界卫生组织(WHO)称,一名护士在刚果民主共和国应对埃博拉疫情警报时遭袭击身亡,一名医护人员重伤。
Children bear brunt of DRC’s Ebola outbreak October 19 Duration Nurse killed in Democratic Republic of Congo A nurse was killed and a health worker severely injured after being attacked while responding to an Ebola alert in D.R.C., according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

当局表示,这是针对医护人员和应对人员的一系列袭击中的最新一起,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在周日的一篇帖子中表示,袭击发生在周六,地点是该国东部乔波省的巴夫瓦森德镇,该省是受疫情影响的八个省份之一。泛非埃博拉危机担忧加剧,第四国报告首例病例刚果民主共和国的埃博拉疫情已成为其历史上最致命的一次“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中工作。医疗卫生工作必须始终受到保护,”他说。
The attack took place Saturday in the town of Bafwasende in the country's eastern Tshopo province, one of eight provinces affected by the outbreak, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a post on on Sunday. Fears of a pan-African Ebola crisis growing as fourth country reports first case Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak is now the deadliest in its history "Everyone working to protect communities from this deadly disease must be able to work in dignity and safety.
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对“错误信息和恐惧绝不能助长暴力,”他说。当地政府尚未就袭击事件或嫌疑人发表评论。
Healthcare must always be protected," he said. WHO regional director for Africa, Dr. Mohamed Yakub Janabi, also condemned the attack on "Misinformation and fear must never fuel violence," he said.
上个月,一名刚果政客在北基伍省被活活打死——这个饱受战火蹂躏的省份拥有第二高的确诊病例数,但病死率最高。
Local authorities have not yet commented on the attack or the suspects.
事发前,他在广播节目中公开为政府应对埃博拉的举措辩护。他一直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 Congolese politician was beaten to death in North Kivu — a war-torn province that that has the second-highest number of confirmed cases but the highest fatality ratio. It happened after he publicly defended the government's response to Ebola.

早在疫情爆发初期的5月,愤怒的居民在短短一周内两次纵火焚烧卫生中心的帐篷。
He had been calling on the public to obey response measures, particularly social distancing and handwashing, on a radio show.
由于政府过去应对埃博拉疫情的方式以及长期腐败,民众对政府普遍缺乏信任。
Back in May at the start of the outbreak, two tents at health centres were set alight in two separate attacks in just one week by angry residents.
在一个积极的进展中,谭德塞分享了伊图里省一家治疗诊所的消息,该省自疫情爆发以来累计确诊病例数最高。
There is widespread distrust of the country's government because of how it has managed past Ebola outbreaks as well as chronic corruption.
他在X平台发帖,分享了蒙布瓦卢社区的一段视频,显示医护人员在送别最后两名患者出院时跳起了舞,并指出该诊所过去五天未再确诊新病例。
In a positive development, Ghebreyesus shared news from a treatment clinic in Ituri province, which has recorded the highest number of confirmed cases since the outbreak began.
埃博拉患者从尼日利亚被空运至瑞士 官员周一表示,在尼日利亚接受埃博拉治疗的一名瑞士女子已与其丈夫一同被医疗撤离至瑞士,尼日利亚当局继续对与她有过接触的52人进行监测。
In a post on X, he shared a video from the community of Mongbwalu showing health workers dancing as they discharged their two remaining patients and noted that no new positive cases had been confirmed at the clinic in the past five days.
尼日利亚卫生部长穆罕默德·帕特表示,这名女性是该国在当前疫情中的首例病例,经他批准,于周一早些时候离开首都阿布贾。他表示,她的病情已显著好转,情况稳定、神志清醒且能够交流。
Ebola patient flown from Nigeria to Switzerland The Swiss woman being treated for Ebola in Nigeria was medically evacuated to Switzerland with her husband Monday, officials said, as Nigerian authorities continued monitoring 52 people who had been in contact with her. Nigerian Health Minister Muhammad Pate said the woman, the country's first case in the current outbreak, left the capital, Abuja, early Monday with his approval.
帕特在社交媒体X上写道:“这并不意味着她不再具有传染性,因此仍实行严格防疫规程。”她的丈夫是驻尼日利亚的瑞士外交官,未出现症状。
Her condition had improved significantly, and she was stable, conscious and able to communicate, he said. "This does not mean she is not still infectious, hence the strict protocols in place," Pate wrote on Her husband, a Swiss diplomat in Nigeria, has shown no symptoms.
帕特随后确认,这对夫妇已安全抵达瑞士,女性正在日内瓦接受治疗,而其丈夫在苏黎世一家医院接受隔离。
He later confirmed the couple arrived safely in Switzerland and the woman is receiving care in Geneva, while her husband is in isolation at a hospital in Zurich.
世卫组织的贾纳比表示,安排撤离是因为这对夫妇是瑞士公民,且尼日利亚医疗团队在治疗她度过疾病急性期后已使其病情稳定。
The WHO's Janabi, said the evacuation was arranged because the couple are Swiss citizens and that Nigerian medical teams had stabilized the woman after treating her through the acute phase of the illness.

当前形势:随着埃博拉扩散,加拿大科学家致力研发疫苗 瑞士将接管对她的治疗并监测其丈夫,而尼日利亚将继续对其他52名密切接触者进行追踪,贾纳比说。
The Current As Ebola spreads, Canadian scientists work on a vaccine Switzerland will take over her care and monitor her husband, while Nigeria will continue following 52 other contacts, Janabi said.
他说:“随着患者及其丈夫撤离,尼日利亚目前没有埃博拉病例,”并强调保持警惕仍至关重要。帕特表示,遏制措施依然到位,并敦促尼日利亚民众保持警惕。
"With the evacuation of the patient and her husband, Nigeria currently has no Ebola cases," he said, stressing that vigilance remained critical. Pate said containment measures remained in place and urged Nigerians to remain vigilant.
这名女性在从乌干达返回阿布贾后检测呈阳性 尼日利亚当局周五表示,尚未查明她是如何感染病毒的。瑞士外交部告诉美联社,她未曾前往刚果(金),据信是在与丈夫前往乌干达旅行期间感染的。
The woman tested positive after returning to Abuja from Uganda Nigerian authorities said Friday they had yet to establish how she contracted the virus. Switzerland's Foreign Ministry told The Associated Press that she had not visited D.R.C. and was believed to have been infected while travelling to Uganda with her husband.
非洲疾病控制与预防中心表示,尼日利亚和肯尼亚的首例患者均于10月3日经由乌干达恩德培国际机场中转。
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the first patients in Nigeria and Kenya had both travelled through Uganda's Entebbe International Airport on Oct. 3.

乌干达实施检疫规定 乌干达表示正在调查尼日利亚这起病例,但坚称该国在7月宣布最近一轮疫情结束后仍保持无埃博拉状态。
Uganda implements quarantine rules Uganda says it is investigating the Nigerian case, but insists the country remains Ebola-free after declaring an end to its latest outbreak in July.
但卫生部周日表示,政府正在加强边境管控,以阻止致命的埃博拉病毒传播,现在要求从邻国刚果(金)返回的公民自费在隔离点隔离21天。
But the government is reinforcing border controls to stop the spread of the deadly Ebola virus and now requires citizens returning from neighboring D.R.C. to spend 21 days in quarantine at their own expense, the Health Ministry said Sunday.
该部最早于5月建立边境管控,除人道主义工作者和卡车司机等必要人员外限制所有旅客入境,并对这些必要人员进行筛查。
It first established border controls in May, restricting all but essential travellers, including humanitarian workers and truck drivers, subject to screening.
有刚果(金)旅行史的旅客不得过境乌干达,包乘包机者亦不例外。
Travellers with a history of travel to Congo cannot transit through Uganda, including on chartered flights.
乌干达卫生部表示,根据周日宣布的新措施,非必要的刚果(金)旅客将通过最近的边境口岸被遣返,费用自理;非法入境者将面临起诉。
Under the new measures announced Sunday, nonessential Congolese travellers will be returned through the nearest border crossing at their own expense, while those entering illegally face prosecution, the Ugandan ministry said.

恩德培国际机场和陆地边境的筛查已加强,所有入境人员必须填写乘客定位表并接受健康筛查,包括外交官和联合国人员。
Screening has intensified at Entebbe International Airport and land borders and all arrivals must complete a passenger locator form and undergo health screening, including diplomats and United Nations personnel.
肯尼亚解除埃博拉患者接触者隔离 肯尼亚周一从隔离中释放了首批与其首例埃博拉患者有过接触的人员,这是其将病例控制在单一感染簇努力中的一个里程碑。
Kenya clears Ebola patient contacts Kenya on Monday released from quarantine the first group of people who came into contact with its index Ebola patient, a milestone in its efforts to contain cases to a single infection cluster.
肯尼亚卫生部总干事帕特里克·阿莫斯在一份声明中表示,这20人完成了21天的监测,未出现埃博拉症状,健康状况良好。
The 20 people released completed 21 days of monitoring without developing Ebola symptoms and are in good health, the director general in Kenya's Health Ministry, Patrick Amoth, said in a statement.
阿莫斯说,肯尼亚迄今报告了9例埃博拉病例,其中2人死亡。其余7名患者病情稳定,正在接受治疗。他补充说,仍在隔离中的另外98人将从11月3日起分四批获释。
Kenya has reported nine Ebola cases so far, two of whom have died. The remaining seven patients are stable and receiving treatment, Amoth said, adding that 98 others still in quarantine would be released in four waves beginning on Nov. 3. "This is a milestone worth celebrating," Amoth said.
阿莫斯说:“这是一个值得庆祝的里程碑。这也提醒我们,工作尚未完成。”肯尼亚首例病例于10月5日在内罗毕一家医院死亡,随后另有八人在隔离期间发病。肯尼亚周五宣布第二人死亡。
"It is also a reminder that the work is not yet done." Kenya's first case died in a hospital in Nairobi on Oct. 5, after which eight others fell ill while in quarantine. It announced on Friday that a second person had died.
阿莫斯表示,离开隔离的人员不会对其家庭或所在社区构成风险,并呼吁肯尼亚人欢迎他们回家。“我们不能放松警惕,”他说。埃博拉疫情成为刚果历史上最致命疫情 8月18日
Amoth said those leaving quarantine posed no risk to their families or communities where they live and urged Kenyans to welcome them home. "We cannot afford to drop our vigilance," he said. Ebola outbreak now deadliest in Congo’s history August 18
