国际英语资讯:AU calls for intl action to address Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
<p><span word="ADDIS">ADDIS</span> <span word="ABABA">ABABA</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 19-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="AU">AU</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ebola">Ebola</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Congo">Congo</span> (<span word="DR">DR</span> <span word="Congo">Congo</span>), <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="lingered">lingered</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="casualties">casualties</span>.</p><p><span word="Speaking">Speaking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AU">AU</span> <span word="Headquarters">Headquarters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Addis">Addis</span> <span word="Ababa">Ababa</span>, <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Nkengasong">Nkengasong</span>, <span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="CDC">CDC</span>, <span word="said">said</span> 2,438 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="and">and</span> 1,621 <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="July">July</span> 17 <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="however">however</span> <span word="emphasized">emphasized</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="infected">infected</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Ebola">Ebola</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> (<span word="WHO">WHO</span>), <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="interventions">interventions</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="significantly">significantly</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="chances">chances</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="survival">survival</span>. <span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="experimental">experimental</span> <span word="Ebola">Ebola</span> <span word="vaccine">vaccine</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="rVSV">rVSV</span>-<span word="ZEBOV">ZEBOV</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="proved">proved</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="protective">protective</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deadly">deadly</span> <span word="virus">virus</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="vaccine">vaccine</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="DR">DR</span> <span word="Congo">Congo</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Kivu">Kivu</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ituri">Ituri</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Goma">Goma</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="about">about</span> 2 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="about">about</span> 2 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nearest">nearest</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="stated">stated</span> <span word="that">that</span> 97 <span word="contacts">contacts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victim">victim</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="identified">identified</span> <span word="and">and</span> 77 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="vaccinated">vaccinated</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="July">July</span> 17, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> (<span word="WHO">WHO</span>) <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="Ebola">Ebola</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DR">DR</span> <span word="Congo">Congo</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="concern">concern</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="when">when</span> 10 <span word="new">new</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beni">Beni</span>, <span word="Butembo">Butembo</span>, <span word="Mandima">Mandima</span>, <span word="Vuhovi">Vuhovi</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mutwanga">Mutwanga</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="zones">zones</span>.</p>
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