the Congo / DRCGāngguǒ刚果Ebola (virus)Āibólā埃博拉epidemic / outbreakyìqíng疫情confirmed / diagnosedquèzhěn确诊casesbìnglì病例approaching / nearingjiējìn接近300 cases300 lì300例，WHO (World Health Organization)Shì Wèi Zǔzhī世卫组织has declaredyǐ xuānbù已宣布Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)guójì tūfā wèishēng shìjiàn国际突发卫生事件。
the Congo / DRC
Gāngguǒ
刚果
Ebola (virus)
Āibólā
埃博拉
epidemic / outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
confirmed / diagnosed
quèzhěn
确诊
cases
bìnglì
病例
approaching / nearing
jiējìn
接近
300 cases
300 lì
300例
WHO (World Health Organization)
Shì Wèi Zǔzhī
世卫组织
has declared
yǐ xuānbù
已宣布
Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)
guójì tūfā wèishēng shìjiàn
国际突发卫生事件
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Gāngguǒ Mínzhǔ Gònghéguó
刚果民主共和国
Ebola (virus)
Āibólā
埃博拉
epidemic / outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
has confirmed
yǐ quèrèn
已确认
more than / exceeding
yú
逾
282 cases
282 lì
282例
World Health Organization
Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī
世界卫生组织
has already (at a point in time)
yǐ yú
已于
May 17th
5 yuè 17 rì
5月17日
to declare
xuānbù
宣布
this outbreak
gāi yìqíng
该疫情
constitutes / amounts to
gòuchéng
构成
Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)
guójì guānzhù de tūfā gōnggòng wèishēng shìjiàn
国际关注的突发公共卫生事件
June 2, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Gāngguǒ Mínzhǔ Gònghéguó
刚果民主共和国
Ministry of Health
wèishēng bù
卫生部
as of / up to
jiézhì
截至
May 31st
5 yuè 31 rì
5月31日
reported
bàogào
报告
in total / altogether
gòng
共
confirmed
quèrèn
确认
282 cases
282 lì
282例
Ebola (virus)
Āibólā
埃博拉
infections
gǎnrǎn
感染
in addition / furthermore
cǐwài
此外
there are still
shàngyǒu
尚有
220 cases
220 lì
220例
suspected cases
yísì bìnglì
疑似病例
awaiting investigation / pending review
dàichá
待查
this outbreak
cǐcì yìqíng
此次疫情
caused by / from
yóu
由
Bundibugyo virus (Ebola strain)
Běndìbùjiāo Bìngdú
本迪布焦病毒
triggered / caused
yǐnfā
引发
mainly / primarily
zhǔyào
主要
concentrated in / centered on
jízhōng zài
集中在
Ituri Province (DRC)
Yītúlǐ Shěng
伊图里省
(possessive particle)
de
的
14
14 gè
14个
health zones
wèishēngqū
卫生区
in terms of scale / judging by the scale
cóng guīmó lái kàn
从规模来看
this is
zhèshì
这是
since records began / on record
yǒu jìlù yǐlái
有记录以来
the third largest
dì sān dà
第三大
Ebola (virus)
Āibólā
埃博拉
outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
suspected
yísì
疑似
deaths
sǐwáng
死亡
number of people
rénshù
人数
has exceeded
yǐ yú
已逾
350 people
350 rén
350人
World Health Organization
Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī
世界卫生组织
has already (at a point in time)
yǐ yú
已于
May 17th
5 yuè 17 rì
5月17日
to declare
xuānbù
宣布
this outbreak
gāi yìqíng
该疫情
constitutes / amounts to
gòuchéng
构成
Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)
guójì guānzhù de tūfā gōnggòng wèishēng shìjiàn
国际关注的突发公共卫生事件
the outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
also / as well
yì
亦
has spread to
mànyán zhì
蔓延至
neighboring country
línguó
邻国
Uganda
Wūgāndá
乌干达
locally / in that area
dāngdì
当地
has confirmed
yǐ quèrèn
已确认
9 cases
9 lì
9例
infections
gǎnrǎn
感染
among which
qízhōng
其中
most / the majority
duōshù
多数
with / linked to
yǔ
与
originating from the Congo
láizì Gāngguǒ de
来自刚果的
travel history
lǚxíng shǐ
旅行史
related to / associated with
yǒuguān
有关
International Rescue Committee
Guójì Jiùyuán Wěiyuánhuì
国际救援委员会
warned / cautioned
jǐnggào
警告
actual / real
shíjì
实际
infection
gǎnrǎn
感染
number of people
rénshù
人数
possibly / may
kěnéng
可能
far exceeds / is much greater than
yuǎnchāo
远超
official
guānfāng
官方
announced / released
gōngbù de
公布的
figures / numbers
shùzì
数字
News in English
Lifestyle & CultureCongo Ebola Outbreak Nears 300 Cases as WHO Maintains International Emergency Status
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached 282 confirmed cases and over 350 suspected deaths, making it the third-largest outbreak on record. The WHO declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on May 17.
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