刚果民主共和国的猴痘病例可能正在减少
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Some health officials say mpox cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo appear to be “stabilizing.”
一些卫生官员表示，刚果民主共和国的猴痘病例似乎正在“趋于稳定”。
The observation is a possible sign that the epidemic might be declining.
这一观察结果可能是疫情正在减弱的迹象。
Mpox is also known as monkeypox.
Mpox也称为猴痘。
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the viral disease was first identified by scientists in 1958 when outbreaks of a “pox-like” disease appeared in monkeys.
美国疾病控制与预防中心表示，这种病毒性疾病最早由科学家于1958年发现，当时猴子身上出现了“类似天花”的疾病疫情。
Until recently, most human cases involved people in central and West Africa who had contact with infected animals.
直到最近，大多数人类病例都发生在中非和西非，患者曾接触过受感染的动物。
Last August, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared mpox in Africa a "public health emergency of international concern.
去年8月，世界卫生组织（WHO）宣布非洲的猴痘疫情为“国际关注的突发公共卫生事件”。
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In recent weeks, the WHO says the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or DRC, has reported about 200 to 300 confirmed mpox cases every week.
世界卫生组织表示，近几周来，刚果民主共和国（简称刚果（金））每周报告约200至300例确诊病例。
That number is down from nearly 400 cases a week in July.
这个数字较7月份每周近400例有所下降。
A decrease has also been reported in Kamituga, where the new, more infectious variant of mpox first appeared.
据报道，在蒙吉瓦（Kamituga），病例也有所减少，而那里正是新型、传染性更强的猴痘变种首次出现的地方。
But the U.N. health agency said last week that only about half of suspected infections in the DRC were being tested.
但联合国卫生机构上周表示，刚果民主共和国只有约一半的疑似感染者接受了检测。
And the agency noted that the virus is continuing to spread in some parts of the country and elsewhere, including Uganda.
该机构指出，病毒正在该国部分地区以及包括乌干达在内的其他地区持续传播。
While doctors are hopeful about the drop in infections in some parts of the DRC, they still do not know what kinds of physical contact are driving the outbreak.
尽管医生们对刚果民主共和国部分地区感染人数的下降抱有希望，但他们仍不清楚是哪些类型的身体接触在推动疫情蔓延。
Health experts are also concerned about the low number of vaccines the Central African nation has received.
卫生专家还对中非共和国收到的疫苗数量之少感到担忧。
The WHO estimates that only 50,000 people have been vaccinated in the DRC, which has a population of about 110 million.
世卫组织估计，在拥有约1.1亿人口的刚果民主共和国，只有5万人接种了疫苗。
Scientists also say there needs to be an urgent effort to vaccinate all of Africa to halt mpox’s spread and avoid worse variants.
科学家还表示，需要紧急行动为整个非洲接种疫苗，以阻止猴痘传播并避免出现更严重的变异株。
“If we miss this opportunity, the likelihood of another significant outbreak increases substantially,” said Dr. Zakary Rhissa, who heads operations in the DRC for the nonprofit group ALIMA.
“如果我们错过这次机会，再次发生大规模疫情的可能性将大幅增加，”在刚果（金）为非营利组织ALIMA负责运营的扎卡里·里萨博士说。
This year, there have been 43,000 suspected cases in Africa and more than 1,000 people have died, mostly in the DRC.
今年，非洲已有4.3万例疑似病例，超过1000人死亡，其中大多数发生在刚果民主共和国。
Rhissa added, “We’ve seen how past outbreaks, such as the one in Nigeria in 2017, can lead to larger global events if not effectively contained.”
Rhissa补充道：“我们已经看到，过去的疫情暴发，比如2017年尼日利亚的那次，如果得不到有效控制，可能会导致更大规模的全球性事件。”
The 2017 mpox epidemic affected more than 100 countries.
2017年的猴痘疫情影响了100多个国家。
Rhissa said the decline in cases in Kamituga — where mpox initially spread among sex workers and miners — is an opening to put more programs in place for vaccination, surveillance and education.
里萨表示，卡米图加病例的下降——当地猴痘最初在性工作者和矿工中传播——为实施更多疫苗接种、监测和教育项目提供了契机。
Georgette Hamuli is an 18-year-old sex worker.
乔其特·哈穆利是一名18岁的性工作者。
Hamuli said she did not know about mpox until vaccination teams arrived in Goma recently.
哈穆利说，在疫苗接种团队最近抵达戈马之前，她对猴痘一无所知。
“The vaccine is also necessary,” she said.
她说：“疫苗也是必要的。”
“I think we’re now protected.”
我想我们现在安全了。
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has estimated the DRC needs at least 3 million mpox vaccines to stop the virus, and another 7 million for the rest of Africa.
非洲疾病控制与预防中心估计，刚果民主共和国至少需要300万剂猴痘疫苗来阻止病毒传播，非洲其他地区还需要700万剂。
So far, the WHO and partners have provided 900,000 vaccines to nine African countries affected by mpox and expect 6 million vaccines to be available by the end of this year.
迄今为止，世卫组织及其合作伙伴已向九个受猴痘影响的非洲国家提供了90万剂疫苗，并预计到今年年底将有600万剂疫苗可供使用。
Mpox epidemics in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda are believed to have started in the DRC.
布隆迪、肯尼亚、卢旺达和乌干达的猴痘疫情据信始于刚果民主共和国。
Several mpox cases affecting travelers have also been identified in Sweden, Thailand, Germany, India and Britain.
瑞典、泰国、德国、印度和英国也发现了数例影响旅行者的猴痘病例。
Dr. Salim Abdool Karim is an infectious diseases expert at South Africa’s University of KwaZulu-Natal.
萨利姆·阿卜杜勒·卡里姆博士是南非夸祖鲁-纳塔尔大学的传染病专家。
He said mpox outbreaks usually rise and then disappear quickly because of how the virus spreads.
他说，由于病毒传播的方式，猴痘疫情通常会先上升，然后迅速消失。
This time, however, he said the virus continues to spread through sex and infected animals.
然而，这一次他表示，该病毒继续通过性行为和受感染的动物传播。
“We’re in new territory with mpox this time,” he added.
他补充道：“这次我们面对的是猴痘这一全新领域。”
“We’re never going to solve this until we vaccinate most of our people.”
除非我们为大多数人接种疫苗，否则这个问题永远无法解决。
I’m Mario Ritter, Jr.
我是小马里奥·里特。
Maria Cheng and Ruth Alonga reported this story for the Associated Press.
玛丽亚·程和露丝·阿隆加为美联社报道了这则新闻。
Hai Do adapted it for VOA Learning English.
海杜为VOA学英语改编了它。
