English(EN)WHO raises risk assessment as DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak spreads ‘rapidly’
埃博拉疫情在刚果（金）和乌干达迅速蔓延，世卫组织宣布进入紧急状态
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一种罕见的Bundibugyo埃博拉病毒正在刚果（金）迅速蔓延，并已蔓延至乌干达，促使世界卫生组织宣布其为国际关注的突发公共卫生事件。接触者追踪工作难以跟上不断增加的病例数量，每日仅约21%的受监测接触者得到随访。这种情况促使人们竞相研发和测试疫苗及疗法，尽管目前尚无针对此特定病毒株的批准疗法，国际组织正在动员大量资金和资源来加强应对工作。
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