WHO has released US$300 000 in emergency funds, as well as critical medical supplies, to quickly scale up operational efforts, and is appealing for US$1.5 million to support the response.
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马达加斯加存在鼠疫流行，每年大约报告400例病例，其中大多数属于腺鼠疫。
Plague is endemic to Madagascar, where around 400 cases of – mostly bubonic – plague are reported annually.
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与以往疫情不同的是，这次疫情影响到了大城市，增加了传播风险。
Contrary to past outbreaks, this one is affectinglarge urban areas, which increases the risk of transmission.
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到目前为止，所发现的病例数量已超过本年度同期预期数字。
The number of cases identified thus far is higher than expected for this time of year.
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腺鼠疫由感染的老鼠通过跳蚤叮咬传播，肺鼠疫则在人与人之间传播。
Bubonic plague is spread by infected rats via flea bite, pneumonic by person-to-person transmission.
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当前疫情包括两种鼠疫类型。
The current outbreak includes both forms of plague.
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迄今为止确定的近半数病例属于肺鼠疫。
Nearly half of the cases identified so far are of pneumonic plague.
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鼠疫源于贫穷，常在卫生状况不佳和卫生服务不到位的地方出现。
Plague is a disease of poverty.
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如在早期施治，普通的抗生素可使该病得到治愈，但如果得不到治疗，患者会很快死亡。
It thrives in places with poor sanitary conditions and inadequate health services.
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2016年12月最后一次报告疫情主要是在偏远地区发生的腺鼠疫。
The last reported outbreak in December 2016 was mainly bubonic plague occurring in remote area.