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Congo / the DRC
Gāngguǒ
刚果
Ebola
Āibólā
埃博拉
epidemic / outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
death toll
sǐwáng rénshù
死亡人数
to surpass / to break through
tūpò
突破
two thousand
liǎng qiān
两千
。

the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Gāngguǒ Mínzhǔ Gònghéguó
刚果民主共和国
structural particle
de
的
Ebola
Āibólā
埃博拉
epidemic / outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
death toll
sǐwáng rénshù
死亡人数
already
yǐ
已
to surpass / to exceed
chāoguò
超过
2,000 people
liǎng qiān rén
两千人
，
is / to be
shì
是
since records began
yǒu jìlù yǐlái
有记录以来
rate of spread
mànyán sùdù
蔓延速度
fastest
zuì kuài
最快
structural particle
de
的
epidemic / outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
，
currently / at present
mùqián
目前
still no / not yet any
shàng wú
尚无
approved / authorized
huò pī
获批
structural particle
de
的
treatment protocol
zhìliáo fāngàn
治疗方案
。

August 12, 2026 at 1:30 PM

the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Gāngguǒ Mínzhǔ Gònghéguó
刚果民主共和国
Ministry of Health
wèishēng bù
卫生部
August 11
8 yuè 11 rì
8月11日
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
，
this current
běncì
本次
Ebola
Āibólā
埃博拉
epidemic / outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
structural particle
de
的
death toll
sǐwáng rénshù
死亡人数
already
yǐ
已
to surpass / to break through
tūpò
突破
2,000 people
liǎng qiān rén
两千人
。
this / this particular
cǐcì
此次
epidemic / outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
at / on (formal)
yú
于
May 15, 2026
2026 nián 5 yuè 15 rì
2026年5月15日
passive marker
bèi
被
officially / formally
zhèngshì
正式
to declare / to announce
xuānbù
宣布
，
is / to be
shì
是
since records began
yǒu jìlù yǐlái
有记录以来
scale / magnitude
guīmó
规模
second-largest
dì èr dà
第二大
、
rate of spread
mànyán sùdù
蔓延速度
fastest
zuì kuài
最快
structural particle
de
的
Ebola
Āibólā
埃博拉
epidemic / outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
。
according to
jù
据
latest / most recent
zuìxīn
最新
data / figures
shùjù
数据
，
confirmed cases
quèzhěn bìnglì
确诊病例
already
yǐ
已
to surpass / to exceed
chāoguò
超过
4,381 cases
4381 lì
4381例
，
deaths / fatalities
sǐwáng
死亡
2,011 people
2011 rén
2011人
，
nearly half
jìn bàn shù
近半数
fatal cases
sǐwáng bìnglì
死亡病例
occurred
fāshēng
发生
within
zài
在
the past
guòqù
过去
within the past twenty days
èrshí tiān nèi
二十天内
。
to cause / to lead to
dǎozhì
导致
this current
běncì
本次
epidemic / outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
structural particle
de
的
is / to be
shì
是
the Bundibugyo strain
Bāngdíbùjiāo zhǒng
邦迪布焦种
Ebola virus
Āibólā bìngdú
埃博拉病毒
，
currently / at present
mùqián
目前
still no / not yet any
shàng wú
尚无
approved / having been authorized
jīng pīzhǔn
经批准
structural particle
de
的
treatment protocol
zhìliáo fāngàn
治疗方案
or
huò
或
vaccine
yìmiáo
疫苗
。
conflict zones
chōngtū dìqū
冲突地区
structural particle
de
的
tense situation / escalating tensions
júshì jǐnzhāng
局势紧张
、
health system
wèishēng xìtǒng
卫生系统
operating beyond capacity / overburdened
chāo fùhè yùnzhuǎn
超负荷运转
as well as / and also
yǐjí
以及
early detection
zǎoqī jiǎncè
早期检测
delayed / lagging behind
zhìhòu
滞后
，
to be considered / regarded as
bèi rènwéi
被认为
to be
shì
是
epidemic / outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
rapid / fast
kuàisù
快速
to spread / to proliferate
mànyán
蔓延
structural particle
de
的
main causes / primary reasons
zhǔyào yuányīn
主要原因
。
the World Health Organization (WHO)
Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī
世界卫生组织
currently / in the process of
zhèng
正
in coordination with / together with
xiétóng
协同
Congo / the DRC
Gāngguǒ
刚果
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
and / as well as
jí
及
international partners
guójì hézuò huǒbàn
国际合作伙伴
，
to accelerate / to intensify
jiājǐn
加紧
to research and develop
yánfā
研发
targeting / directed at
zhēnduì
针对
this viral strain
gāi bìngdú zhū
该病毒株
structural particle
de
的
effective / efficacious
yǒuxiào
有效
vaccine
yìmiáo
疫苗
。
neighboring country
línguó
邻国
Uganda
Wūgāndá
乌干达
also
yě
也
already
yǐ
已
to appear / to emerge
chūxiàn
出现
cases / instances of illness
bìnglì
病例
，
to trigger / to give rise to
yǐnfā
引发
the international community
guójì shèhuì
国际社会
toward / regarding
duì
对
epidemic / outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
cross-border spread / transnational transmission
kuà jìng kuòsàn
跨境扩散
structural particle
de
的
heightened concern / serious attention
gāodù guānzhù
高度关注
。

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chóngxīn
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kāipán
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