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世界
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World Health Organization (WHO)
Shìwèi Zǔzhī
世卫组织
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
Congo (DRC)
Gāngguǒ
刚果
Ebola
Āibólā
埃博拉
epidemic / outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
as / to be
wéi
为
public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC)
guójì tūfā gōnggòng wèishēng shìjiàn
国际突发公共卫生事件
。

World Health Organization (WHO)
Shìwèi Zǔzhī
世卫组织
on (a date) / at
yú
于
May 17th
5 yuè 17 rì
5月17日
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
，
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Gāngguǒ Mínzhǔ Gònghéguó
刚果民主共和国
and
hé
和
Uganda
Wūgāndá
乌干达
to break out / to erupt
bàofā
爆发
(possessive / modifying particle)
de
的
Bundibugyo strain / Bundibugyo type
Běndíbùjiāo xíng
本迪布焦型
Ebola
Āibólā
埃博拉
epidemic / outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
already
yǐ
已
to constitute / to pose
gòuchéng
构成
public health emergency of international concern
guójì tūfā gōnggòng wèishēng shìjiàn
国际突发公共卫生事件
。
currently / at present
mùqián
目前
this / said (referring to the aforementioned)
gāi
该
virus strain
bìngdúzhū
病毒株
there is still no / not yet any
shàng wú
尚无
approved / authorized
huòpī
获批
vaccine
yìmiáo
疫苗
，
has resulted in / causing
yǐ zhì
已致
at least
zhìshǎo
至少
87 people
87 rén
87人
death / to die
sǐwáng
死亡
。

May 18, 2026 at 2:00 AM

World Health Organization (WHO)
Shìwèi Zǔzhī
世卫组织
on (a date) / at
yú
于
May 17th
5 yuè 17 rì
5月17日
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
，
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Gāngguǒ Mínzhǔ Gònghéguó
刚果民主共和国
northeastern part / northeast
dōngběibù
东北部
to break out / to erupt
bàofā
爆发
(possessive / modifying particle)
de
的
Ebola
Āibólā
埃博拉
epidemic / outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
already
yǐ
已
(passive marker)
bèi
被
to classify as / to designate as
lièwéi
列为
public health emergency of international concern
guójì tūfā gōnggòng wèishēng shìjiàn
国际突发公共卫生事件
。
this time / on this occasion
cǐ cì
此次
epidemic / outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
caused by / from
yóu
由
Bundibugyo strain / Bundibugyo type
Běndíbùjiāo xíng
本迪布焦型
virus
bìngdú
病毒
to trigger / to cause
yǐnfā
引发
，
this / said (referring to the aforementioned)
gāi
该
virus strain
bìngdúzhū
病毒株
currently / at present
mùqián
目前
there is still no / not yet any
shàng wú
尚无
approved / authorized
huòpī
获批
vaccine
yìmiáo
疫苗
。
as of / up to (a date)
jiézhì
截至
May 15th
5 yuè 15 rì
5月15日
，
Africa CDC (Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention)
Fēizhōu Jíbìng Kòngzhì yǔ Yùfáng Zhōngxīn
非洲疾病控制与预防中心
to report / report
bàogào
报告
there are already
yǐ yǒu
已有
246 cases
246 lì
246例
suspected cases
yísì bìnglì
疑似病例
，
death toll / number of deaths
sǐwáng rénshù
死亡人数
to reach / to amount to
dádào
达到
at least
zhìshǎo
至少
87 people
87 rén
87人
。
epidemic / outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
mainly / primarily
zhǔyào
主要
concentrated / centered
jízhōng
集中
in / at
zài
在
northeastern DRC
Gāngguǒ dōngběibù
刚果东北部
(possessive / modifying particle)
de
的
Ituri Province
Yītúlì Shěng
伊图利省
，
and has already
bìng yǐ
并已
spread to / reached
mànyán zhì
蔓延至
neighboring country
línguó
邻国
Uganda
Wūgāndá
乌干达
。
Bundibugyo strain / Bundibugyo type
Běndíbùjiāo xíng
本迪布焦型
Ebola
Āibólā
埃博拉
virus
bìngdú
病毒
fatality rate / lethality rate
zhìsǐlǜ
致死率
can reach as high as
kě gāodá
可高达
fifty percent
bǎifēnzhī wǔshí
50%
，
and / moreover
qiě
且
conventional / routine
chángguī
常规
rapid testing / rapid detection
kuàisù jiǎncè
快速检测
often / frequently
wǎngwǎng
往往
unable to / cannot
wúfǎ
无法
accurately identify / correctly detect
zhǔnquè shíbié
准确识别
。
World Health Organization (WHO)
Shìwèi Zǔzhī
世卫组织
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
，
given / in view of
jiànyú
鉴于
this region / the area in question
gāi dìqū
该地区
humanitarian
réndào zhǔyì
人道主义
crisis
wēijī
危机
continuing to worsen / ongoing deterioration
chíxù èhuà
持续恶化
，
epidemic / outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
prevention and control / containment
fángkòng
防控
work / efforts
gōngzuò
工作
to face / to confront
miànlín
面临
severe challenges / formidable difficulties
yánjùn tiǎozhàn
严峻挑战
。
the international community
guójì shèhuì
国际社会
already
yǐ
已
to begin / to start
kāishǐ
开始
urgent / emergency
jǐnjí
紧急
to deploy / to allocate
diàopèi
调配
medical resources
yīliáo zīyuán
医疗资源
，
and / also
bìng
并
to accelerate / to speed up
jiākuài
加快
relevant / related
xiāngguān
相关
vaccine
yìmiáo
疫苗
(possessive / modifying particle)
de
的
research and development process
yánfā jìnchéng
研发进程
。

New Words

shiweizhuzhi
世卫组织
WHO
xuanbu
宣布
announce
aibola
埃博拉
Ebola
yiqing
疫情
epidemic
jinji
紧急
emergency
bingdu
病毒
virus
siwang
死亡
death
yimiao
疫苗
vaccine
zhisilu
致死率
fatality rate
fangkong
防控
prevention

News in English

China & World

WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak in DRC and Uganda a Global Health Emergency

The WHO declared the Bundibugyo strain Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern on May 17. The outbreak has killed at least 87 people and there is currently no approved vaccine for this strain.

WHO declared the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo a public health emergency of international concern on May 17. The outbreak, caused by Bundibugyo strain virus, has no approved vaccines yet. As of May 15, 246 suspected cases and at least 87 deaths were reported. The outbreak concentrated in Ituri Province in northeastern DRC and has spread to neighboring Uganda. Bundibugyo Ebola has fatality rate reaching 50% and conventional rapid tests often cannot accurately identify it. WHO stated humanitarian crisis continues worsening in the region, presenting severe challenges for outbreak control. The international community has begun deploying medical resources and accelerating vaccine development.

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automobile / car
qìchē
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guānshuì
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jí
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xītǔ
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export
chūkǒu
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president
zǒngtǒng
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zài
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guóqìng
国庆
speech / address
yǎnjiǎng
演讲
in / within
zhōng
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xuānbù
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zēngjiā
增加
national defense
guófáng
国防
budget
yùsuàn
预算
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qián
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the United Nations
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rénquán shìwù gāojí zhuānyuán
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to be honored with / to win
rónghùo
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2026 nián
2026年
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诺贝尔和平奖
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Zhōngguó
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nèidì
内地
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gǔshì
股市
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jié hòu
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chóngxīn
重新
to open for trading
kāipán
开盘
，
the Shanghai index (Shanghai Composite)
Hù Zhǐ
沪指
slightly / by a small margin
xiǎofú
小幅
to edge up / to rise
zǒu gāo
走高
。

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