Even before the Ebola outbreak began, after years of conflict, the area of West Africa most affected by this disease suffered from a weakened and fragile health system with a shortage of health workers.
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国际卫生专家的激增能力对于补充当地参与疫情应对的一线工作者的工作至关重要。
Surge capacity of international health experts is essential to supplement the work of the local frontline workers in this response.
Since the beginning of the international response to the outbreak in March, WHO has deployed nearly 400 people from across the Organization and from partners in the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) to help respond to the disease in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.
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这是在世卫组织旗下工作的人员首次患病。
This is the first time someone working under the aegis of WHO has fallen ill with the disease.
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埃博拉病毒通过体液接触传播。
The Ebola virus is spread through contact with bodily fluids and people giving care or working around infected patients are known to be a high risk group.
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据知，提供医护或者围绕受感染病人工作的人员属于高危人群。
In the past six months of the outbreak, more than 225 health workers have fallen ill and nearly 130 have lost their lives to the disease they were working to contain.
WHO recognizes there is a risk for health workers who work around Ebola and takes many precautions before they deploy to help them protect themselves in the field.
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抵达之后，本组织确保这类工作人员可获得适当医嘱和支持。
Once there, the Organization ensures those workers have access to appropriate medical advice and support.