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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
Ebola
Āibólā
埃博拉
epidemic / outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
death toll
sǐwáng rénshù
死亡人数
already
to surpass / to exceed
chāoguò
超过
2,000 people
liǎng qiān rén
两千人
is / to be
shì
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
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
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
death toll
sǐwáng rénshù
死亡人数
already
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)
May 15, 2026
2026 nián 5 yuè 15 rì
2026年5月15日
passive marker
bèi
officially / formally
zhèngshì
正式
to declare / to announce
xuānbù
宣布
is / to be
shì
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
Ebola
Āibólā
埃博拉
epidemic / outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
according to
latest / most recent
zuìxīn
最新
data / figures
shùjù
数据
confirmed cases
quèzhěn bìnglì
确诊病例
already
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
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
is / to be
shì
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
treatment protocol
zhìliáo fāngàn
治疗方案
or
huò
vaccine
yìmiáo
疫苗
conflict zones
chōngtū dìqū
冲突地区
structural particle
de
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
epidemic / outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
rapid / fast
kuàisù
快速
to spread / to proliferate
mànyán
蔓延
structural particle
de
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
in coordination with / together with
xiétóng
协同
Congo / the DRC
Gāngguǒ
刚果
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
and / as well as
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
effective / efficacious
yǒuxiào
有效
vaccine
yìmiáo
疫苗
neighboring country
línguó
邻国
Uganda
Wūgāndá
乌干达
also
already
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
epidemic / outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
cross-border spread / transnational transmission
kuà jìng kuòsàn
跨境扩散
structural particle
de
heightened concern / serious attention
gāodù guānzhù
高度关注

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