CNN News: 埃博拉疫苗仍在進行臨床試驗 疫情卻再次爆發(fā)

And first today, we're taking you to Central Africa, where an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus has been reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It's been hit before. There have been eight outbreaks here since Ebola was first recognized in 1976. That's according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.
今天的首要新聞來自中非地區(qū)。據(jù)報道，剛果民主共和國爆發(fā)了致命的埃博拉疫情。此前剛果已經(jīng)遭遇過疫情。基于美國疾病控制中心的說法，自從1976年首次發(fā)現(xiàn)埃博拉病毒以來，這里已經(jīng)爆發(fā)了8次疫情。
The silver lining is that the nation's experience could help it respond quickly. So far, three people have died and health officials are investigating at least 17 suspected cases. All of them have been in a remote northern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The virus has a high fatality rate and there's no approved treatment or cure.
比較可喜的是，剛果以往的經(jīng)驗有助于其迅速應對疫情。截至目前，埃博拉病毒已造成3人死亡，衛(wèi)生部門的官員正在對17起疑似病例進行調(diào)查。所有病例都出現(xiàn)在剛果民主共和國北部的一個偏遠地區(qū)。該病毒致死率高，目前沒有有效的治療或治愈方法。
But there is an experimental vaccine that's undergoing clinical trials and it's been shown to be highly protective against Ebola. If it's called for this time, medical officials hope it could help contain the outbreak. The medicine was developed during the 2014 outbreak in West Africa. It was the worst ever and it killed more than 11,000 people.
不過，一種針對埃博拉病毒的實驗疫苗正在進行臨床試驗，且目前情況顯示這種疫苗可以有效預防感染埃博拉病毒。如果這次能證實該疫苗有效，醫(yī)療官員希望它能幫助控制疫情。這一疫苗是在2014年西非爆發(fā)埃博拉疫情時開發(fā)的。那是有史以來最嚴重的一次埃博拉疫情，造成1.1萬多人死亡。