【全非资讯·乌干达】 非洲疾控中心负责人：埃博拉病毒蔓延速度超过应对速度

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立即行动，否则日后将付出惨重代价。\n\n刚果民主共和国（DRC）东部的埃博拉疫情尚未达到顶峰，但治疗中心已经饱和，卫生官员警告称，需要以更高的紧迫性来控制该病毒。\n\n自今年5月宣布暴发疫情以来，已确诊布迪布吉约（Bundibugyo）变异病毒感染病例1,700多起，死亡580人。目前尚无针对该变异病毒的专门疗法（尽管临床试验正在进行中）或疫苗。邻国乌干达已确诊20例，死亡2例。\n\n在刚果民主共和国，接触者追踪覆盖率约为病例的60%，这意味着数千名接触者未被发现。这使得打破传播链变得更加困难，加剧了恐惧和污名化。\n\n活跃冲突、流离失所和不堪重负的卫生服务使埃博拉疫情出现在这些地区，这让疫情防控工作变得更加复杂。但资金也是一个问题。非洲疾病预防控制中心（非洲疾控中心）已启动一项为期六个月、耗资5.18亿美元的区域计划，但筹集到的资金还不到一半。\n\n非洲疾控中心总干事Jean Kaseya博士在此次问答中坚称，疫情是可以遏制的，社区也是可以受到保护的——前提是必须紧急加大应对力度。\n\n《人道主义新闻网》（The New Humanitarian）：当前的疫情是否比5月更早开始？这说明了美国国际开发署（USAID）削减资金的潜在影响以及新发大流行病威胁的什么问题？

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"Act now or pay a much higher price later."

The Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has yet to reach its peak, but treatment centres are already at saturation point, with health officials warning that far greater urgency is needed to contain the virus.

Since the outbreak was first declared in May, there have been more than 1,700 confirmed cases and 580 deaths from the Bundibugyo variant of the virus - for which there is not yet a dedicated treatment (although trials are underway) or a vaccine. Neighbouring Uganda has had 20 confirmed cases and two deaths.

In the DRC, contact-tracing coverage stands at around 60% of cases, leaving thousands of contacts undiscovered. That makes breaking the transmission chain all the harder, deepening fear and stigma.

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The emergence of Ebola in areas marked by active conflict, displacement, and overstretched health services complicates the humanitarian response. But funding is also an issue. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has launched a six-month, $518 million regional plan, yet less than half of that amount has been secured.

In this Question and Answer, Dr Jean Kaseya, the director-general of Africa CDC, insists the outbreak can be stopped and communities protected - but only if the response is urgently scaled up.

The New Humanitarian: Did the current outbreak begin far earlier than May, and what does that say about the potential impact of USAID funding cuts and the threat of emerging pandemics more broadly?

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