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15 Cases of Ebola-Like Virus Discovered in Sudan

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Cathy Majtenyi

Experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) are in southern Sudan investigating 15 cases of an Ebola-like hemorrhagic fever that has so far claimed at least four lives. There are fears the disease could spread into neighboring Uganda.

The World Health Organization's representative in Uganda, Dr. Oladapo Walker, told VOA Friday that he fears a disease resembling Ebola, which has been reported in the southern Sudanese town of Yambio, might cross the border into Uganda.

“I am always afraid that any illness can spread, because, you see, there is a lot of disturbance1 going on in northern Uganda,” he said. “The borders are not well demarcated. People pass through the bushes. They move from one community to the other. So we're worried.”

WHO experts in hemorrhagic fever arrived in Yambio Wednesday to conduct tests. Dr. Walker said that officials should know by next week exactly what the disease is.

Dr. Walker explained that there are five viral hemorrhagic fevers, two of which are Ebola and yellow fever. He says they all have virtually identical symptoms. The treatments for all five fevers are also similar.

The Ebola virus is spread through contact with infected blood and other bodily fluids. It is believed to be carried by desert rats and primates3 such as monkeys.

Dr. Walker noted4 that, on average, nearly half of patients who contract a hemorrhagic fever die of that disease, but for Ebola, he says the mortality rate can go up to 90 percent.

He said a disease that killed more than 20 people in southern Sudan last year had been identified as yellow fever, but based on descriptions of the current situation in Yambio, as well as the disease patterns, he suspects the new illness might be Ebola.

Many Ugandans are still reeling from an Ebola outbreak that struck Gulu district in northern Uganda near the end of 2000. During the five or so months that it took to wipe out the epidemic5, more than 170 people died of the disease.

Uganda's commissioner6 of health services, Dr. Sam Okware, said that Ugandan health officials are, as he puts it, still suspicious of Ebola and have taken measures to monitor the area.

“We've maintained surveillance all along our border,” he said. “So, regularly, we go there and take blood samples. We've been taking data. We've been monitoring all our health information management systems.”

Dr. Okware said that the Health Ministry7 has re-alerted all districts along the Sudanese border this week, asking them to ensure that their laboratories, surveillance and other elements of their disaster management plans are operational.

The UN's Dr. Walker says strategies to prevent viral hemorrhagic fevers from spreading vary. He said there is a vaccination8 against yellow fever, but in the case of Ebola, the best that can be done is to quarantine the sick and people from the area, avoid coming into contact with bodily fluids and wash one's hands very thoroughly9.

注释:
Ebola [I5bEJlE] [微]埃博拉病毒
hemorrhagic [5hemEridV] adj. 出血的
Uganda [ju(:)5^AndE] n. 乌干达,非洲中东部的一个国家。
resemble [ri5zembl] vt. 象,类似
demarcate [di5mB:keit] v. 划分界线
viral [5vairEl] adj. 滤过性毒菌引起的
yellow fever 黄热病
virtually [5vE:tjJElI] adv. 事实上,实质上
symptom [5simptEm] n. 症状
fluid [5flu:Id] n. 液体,流质
primate2 [5praImeIt] n. 灵长类(动物)
on average 平均起来
but for 若无,要不是
mortality rate 死亡率
Ugandan [ju:5^AndEn] n. 乌干达人
reeling [ri:l] vi. 震颤,眩晕
wipe out 消灭
monitor [5mCnitE] vt. 监控
surveillance [sE:5veilEns] n. 监视,监督
Health Ministry 卫生部
quarantine [5kwCrEnti:n] v. 隔离


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1 disturbance BsNxk     
n.动乱,骚动;打扰,干扰;(身心)失调
参考例句:
  • He is suffering an emotional disturbance.他的情绪受到了困扰。
  • You can work in here without any disturbance.在这儿你可不受任何干扰地工作。
2 primate A1YzI     
n.灵长类(目)动物,首席主教;adj.首要的
参考例句:
  • 14 percent of primate species are highly endangered.14%的灵长类物种处于高度濒危状态。
  • The woolly spider monkey is the largest primate in the Americas.绒毛蛛猴是美洲最大的灵长类动物。
3 primates 9536f12c27d026e37c108bd6fc53dbba     
primate的复数
参考例句:
  • Primates are alert, inquisitive animals. 灵长目动物是机灵、好奇的动物。
  • Consciousness or cerebration has been said to have emerged in the evolution of higher primates. 据说意识或思考在较高级灵长类的进化中已出现。
4 noted 5n4zXc     
adj.著名的,知名的
参考例句:
  • The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
  • Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
5 epidemic 5iTzz     
n.流行病;盛行;adj.流行性的,流传极广的
参考例句:
  • That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
  • The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。
6 commissioner gq3zX     
n.(政府厅、局、处等部门)专员,长官,委员
参考例句:
  • The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
  • He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。
7 ministry kD5x2     
n.(政府的)部;牧师
参考例句:
  • They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
  • We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
8 vaccination bKGzM     
n.接种疫苗,种痘
参考例句:
  • Vaccination is a preventive against smallpox.种痘是预防天花的方法。
  • Doctors suggest getting a tetanus vaccination every ten years.医生建议每十年注射一次破伤风疫苗。
9 thoroughly sgmz0J     
adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地
参考例句:
  • The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
  • The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。

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