On 8 May, WHO was notified by the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo of two lab-confirmed cases of Ebola Virus Disease occurring in Bikoro health zone, Equateur province.
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在临近的伊博科和姆班达卡也已发现病例。
Cases have now also been found in nearby Iboko and Mbandaka.
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从2018年4月4日到5月17日,共报告45例埃博拉病毒病例,包括3例医务工作者病例和25例死亡。
From 4 April to 17 May 2018, 45 EVD cases have been reported, including in three health care workers, and 25 deaths have been reported.
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这45个病例中,14例已确诊。
Of these 45 cases, 14 have been confirmed.
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大部分病例发生在偏远的比科罗医疗区,不过有一个确诊病例是在姆班达卡。
Most of these cases have been in the remote Bikoro health zone, although one confirmed case is in Mbandaka, a city of 1.2 million, which has implications for its spread.
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九个邻国已被告知面临很高传播风险,并得到设备和人员支持,包括刚果(布)和中非共和国。
Nine neighbouring countries, including Congo-Brazzaville and Central African Republic, have been advised that they are at high risk of spread and have been supported with equipment and personnel.
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重要挑战
Key Challenges
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在讨论和审议了各方提供的信息后,委员会认为存在以下重要挑战:
After discussion and deliberation on the information provided, the Committee concluded these key challenges:
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has several characteristics that are of particular concern: the risk of more rapid spread given that Ebola has now spread to an urban area; that there are several outbreaks in remote and hard to reach areas; that health care staff have been infected, which may be a risk for further amplification.