在世卫组织召开会议的一天前，非洲疾病控制和预防中心(Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)将该疾病视为非洲大陆的突发公共卫生事件。在非洲，猴痘病例比去年增加了160%，死亡病例上升了19%。这是非洲疾控中心第一次在全非大陆范围宣布突发公共卫生事件。
One day before the WHO meeting, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had designated the disease as a public health emergency for the African continent. In Africa, monkeypox cases have increased by 160% compared to last year, with a 19% rise in fatalities. This marks the first time the Africa CDC has declared a public health emergency across the entire continent.
世卫组织的宣布使其更加容易加快获取和释放资金并采取全球卫生措施和联合努力，以遏制疾病扩散。这也将帮助加快研究。
The WHO's declaration makes it easier to expedite the acquisition and release of funds, as well as to implement global health measures and joint efforts to contain the spread of the disease. It will also help accelerate research.
一个不同的毒株曾在2022年造成一次全球疫情暴发，世卫组织当时宣布其为公共卫生突发事件。
A different strain caused a global outbreak in 2022, which the WHO declared a public health emergency at that time.
世卫组织负责人谭德塞(Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus)星期三在开场发言中谈到了新的疫情暴发。 "但是我们应对的不是一个分支的一起暴发--我们应对的是不同国家不同分支的几起暴发，有不同的传播方式和不同的风险程度，"他说。谭德塞补充说，必须拿出"量体裁衣式和全面的回应"来处理疫情。
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus addressed the new outbreak in his opening remarks on Wednesday. "But we are not dealing with an outbreak of one branch - we are dealing with several outbreaks of different branches in different countries, with different modes of transmission and different levels of risk," he said. Tedros added that a "tailored and comprehensive response" to the outbreak is necessary.
猴痘是由猴痘病毒引起的传染病。科研人员据报道今年早些时候发现了猴痘病毒的一种毒株，感染者死亡率最高可达10%。与2022年的疫情暴发相比，新的猴痘毒株造成的症状相对温和。
Monkeypox is an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus. Researchers reportedly discovered a strain of the monkeypox virus earlier this year with a mortality rate of up to 10% among infected individuals. Compared to the 2022 outbreak, the new monkeypox strain causes relatively mild symptoms.
猴痘症状包括胸部、生殖器、手脚出现皮损，并伴随发烧和肌肉痛。
Symptoms of monkeypox include skin lesions on the chest, genitals, hands, and feet, accompanied by fever and muscle pain.
世卫组织官员从其用于突发事件的紧急基金中施放了145万美元，以协助遏制猴痘扩散，并宣布计划今后几天释放更多资金。
WHO officials have released $1.45 million from their emergency fund for emergencies to help contain the spread of monkeypox and announced plans to release more funds in the coming days.
在刚果民主共和国(DRC)，儿童占猴痘病例的70%以上和总死亡病例的85%。救助儿童会(Save the Children)DRC国别主任格雷格·拉姆(Greg Ramm)指出，该组织担心疾病将在难民营中轻易扩散。他说，在这些难民营里，"35万4千儿童在不卫生的情况下被塞进帐篷里"。
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), children account for over 70% of monkeypox cases and 85% of total deaths. Greg Ramm, Country Director for Save the Children in DRC, noted that the organization is concerned about the disease spreading easily in refugee camps. He said that in these camps, "354,000 children are crammed into tents in unsanitary conditions."
"正如我们一再所看到的，风险最大的是那些已经处在弱势的儿童。"
"As we have seen time and time again, those at greatest risk are children who are already vulnerable."
有两种得到世卫组织专家推荐的猴痘疫苗，但是资金障碍和供应有限仍然是一个问题。
There are two monkeypox vaccines recommended by WHO experts, but funding barriers and limited supply remain an issue.
Source: Voice of America