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Congo
Gāngguǒ
刚果
Ebola
Āibólā
埃博拉
epidemic / outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
death toll
sǐwáng rénshù
死亡人数
to exceed / to surpass
tūpò
突破
600
liùbǎi
六百
，
virus
bìngdú
病毒
to spread to
mànyán zhì
蔓延至
new provinces
xīn shěngfèn
新省份
。

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Gāngguǒ Mínzhǔ Gònghéguó
刚果民主共和国
Ebola
Āibólā
埃博拉
outbreak / epidemic
yìqíng
疫情
death toll
sǐwáng rénshù
死亡人数
has already exceeded
yǐ chāo
已超
600 people
liùbǎi rén
六百人
，
outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
already
yǐ
已
to spread to
mànyán zhì
蔓延至
previously
cǐqián
此前
unaffected
wèi shòu yǐngxiǎng
未受影响
structural particle
de
的
province
shěngfèn
省份
，
and / moreover
qiě
且
currently
mùqián
目前
still without / not yet
shàng wú
尚无
approved
huò pī
获批
structural particle
de
的
vaccine
yìmiáo
疫苗
or
huò
或
treatment
zhìliáo
治疗
plan / option
fāng àn
方案
。

July 11, 2026 at 10:40 AM

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Gāngguǒ Mínzhǔ Gònghéguó
刚果民主共和国
Ebola
Āibólā
埃博拉
epidemic / outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
to continue / ongoing
chíxù
持续
to spread
mànyán
蔓延
，
as of
jiézhì
截至
July 10th
qīyuè shí rì
七月十日
，
confirmed cases
quèzhěn bìnglì
确诊病例
has reached
yǐ dá
已达
1,759 cases
yīqiān qībǎi wǔshíjiǔ lì
一千七百五十九例
，
death toll
sǐwáng rénshù
死亡人数
to exceed / to surpass
tūpò
突破
600 people
liùbǎi rén
六百人
。
this / the current
běn cì
本次
outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
by / caused by
yóu
由
Bundibugyo type
Běndíbùjiāo xíng
本迪布焦型
Ebola virus
Āibólā bìngdú
埃博拉病毒
to cause / to trigger
yǐnqǐ
引起
，
currently
mùqián
目前
still without / not yet
shàng wú
尚无
approved
huò pī
获批
structural particle
de
的
vaccine
yìmiáo
疫苗
or
huò
或
treatment
zhìliáo
治疗
plan / option
fāng àn
方案
。
outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
center / focal point
zhòngxīn
重心
initially / at first
zuìchū
最初
in
zài
在
Ituri Province
Yītúlǐ Shěng
伊图里省
，
but
dàn
但
currently
mùqián
目前
already
yǐ
已
to have spread to
mànyán zhì
蔓延至
previously
cǐqián
此前
previously unaffected
wèi shòu yǐngxiǎng
未受影响
structural particle
de
的
Tshopo Province
Chǔbō Shěng
楚波省
and
hé
和
Haut-Uele Province
Shàng Wū Āi Lái Shěng
上乌埃莱省
。
WHO / World Health Organization
Shì Wèi Zǔzhī
世卫组织
to point out / to note
zhǐchū
指出
，
this / the current
běn cì
本次
outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
structural particle
de
的
rate of spread
kuòsàn sùdù
扩散速度
clearly / significantly
míngxiǎn
明显
faster than
kuài yú
快于
in the past / previous
yǐwǎng
以往
all previous
lì cì
历次
Ebola
Āibólā
埃博拉
outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
，
confirmed cases
quèzhěn bìnglì
确诊病例
in
zài
在
emergency response
yīngjí xiǎngyìng
应急响应
after being activated
qǐdòng hòu
启动后
only / merely
jǐn
仅
40 days
sìshí tiān
四十天
within
nèi
内
then / already
biàn
便
to break through / to exceed
tūpò
突破
1,000 cases
yīqiān lì
一千例
。
as for / in terms of
jiù
就
total number of infections
zǒng gǎnrǎn rénshù
总感染人数
in terms of / regarding
éryán
而言
，
this
zhè
这
is already
yǐ shì
已是
in recorded history
yǒu shǐ yǐlái
有史以来
third largest
dì sān dà
第三大
Ebola
Āibólā
埃博拉
outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
。
July 2nd
qīyuè èr rì
七月二日
，
a / one
yī xiàng
一项
clinical trial
línchuáng shìyàn
临床试验
formally / officially
zhèngshì
正式
to launch / to start
qǐdòng
启动
，
to evaluate / to assess
pínggū
评估
two types of
liǎng zhǒng
两种
candidate
hòuxuǎn
候选
therapy / treatment approach
liáofǎ
疗法
：
monoclonal antibody
dān kèlóng kàngtǐ
单克隆抗体
MBP134 (monoclonal antibody treatment)
MBP134
MBP134
and
hé
和
antiviral
kàng bìngdú
抗病毒
drug / medicine
yàowù
药物
remdesivir (antiviral drug)
Ruìdé Xī Wéi
瑞德西韦
。
prior to this
cǐqián
此前
，
France
Fǎguó
法国
had already on
yǐ yú
已于
June 24th
liùyuè èrshísì rì
六月二十四日
reported
bàogàole
报告了
one case
yī lì
一例
imported
shūrù xìng
输入性
confirmed case
quèzhěn bìnglì
确诊病例
。

News in English

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Congo Ebola Death Toll Tops 600 as Virus Spreads to New Provinces

The Ebola death toll in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has topped 600, with the virus spreading to previously unaffected provinces. The outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo virus, has no approved vaccine or treatment.

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héngzhòng
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freediving
zìyóu qiánshuǐ
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nánzǐ
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2026 nián
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