麻疹病例在世界范围内继续暴发

麻疹病例在世界范围内继续暴发

The World Health Organization says cases of measles are continuing to spike globally, with multiple large outbreaks being reported across Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East.

世界卫生组织说，麻疹病例在全球范围内继续增加，非洲、欧洲、拉丁美洲和中东地区都报告了麻疹的大规模爆发。

In an update on Wednesday, the UN health agency said Congo has reported more than 250,000 suspected cases this year, including 5,110 deaths. In Europe, there have been more than 56,000 cases in Ukraine. Sizeable outbreaks have also been reported in Brazil, Bangladesh and elsewhere.

在周三的最新消息中，联合国卫生机构称刚果今年报告了超过25万例疑似病例，其中包括5110例死亡。在欧洲，乌克兰有超过5.6万例。巴西、孟加拉国和其他地方也报告了大规模疫情。

WHO noted that two large epidemics in New York are over but small outbreaks elsewhere in the US continue.

世卫组织指出，纽约的两次大规模疫情已经结束，但美国其他地方的小规模疫情仍在继续。

As of Nov. 5, there were more than 440,200 measles cases worldwide reported to WHO. In 2018, there were about 350,000 cases.

截至11月5日，全世界向世卫组织报告的麻疹病例超过44.02万例。2018年，大约有35万例。

Measles is among the most infectious diseases and can be prevented with two doses of vaccine.

麻疹是最具传染性的疾病之一，两剂疫苗即可预防。