刚果（金）一护士响应埃博拉警报时遭抗议者杀害：联合国与世卫组织谴责，本轮疫情已致4727人死亡
联合国新闻10月27日发布消息：刚果民主共和国乔波省 Bafwasende 镇一名护士上周六在响应一宗埃博拉警报时遭抗议者杀害，另有一名卫生工作者受重伤、仍在医院救治。联合国埃博拉应急高级协调员 Julien Harneis 发表声明，向遇害护士的家人与同事表示哀悼，并说：「我强烈谴责这起袭击，并呼吁彻底调查。我敦促各社区保护卫生工作者，让他们能安全地开展工作。」
世界卫生组织总干事谭德塞在社交媒体上表示哀悼，并祝愿受伤的卫生工作者早日康复。他写道：「每一位为保护社区免受这种致命疾病侵害而工作的人，都必须能有尊严、安全地工作。医疗卫生必须始终受到保护。」
本轮疫情由本迪布焦病毒（Bundibugyo virus）引起，目前尚无获批疫苗。据世卫组织近期数字，自5月15日宣布疫情以来，刚果（金）已录得超过9,760例病例、约4,727人死亡，是该国有记录以来最致命的一次埃博拉疫情，最初报告于动荡的东部地区，现已蔓延至八个省。邻国乌干达曾出现规模较小的疫情，已于8月宣布结束；法国、肯尼亚与尼日利亚也报告了病例。尼日利亚上周确认首例病例，患者是一名曾赴乌干达旅行的女子；世卫组织称，她与作为接触者的丈夫（两人均为瑞士公民）已于周一上午被医疗转运至瑞士，患者临床情况稳定，尼日利亚方面将继续监测52名接触者。世卫组织非洲区域主任 Mohamed Janabi 称赞尼日利亚医疗团队成功处置了该病例的急性期，同时强调「保持警惕仍至关重要」。
UN and WHO Condemn Killing of Nurse Responding to Ebola Alert in DR Congo, Where Outbreak Has Killed 4,727
A nurse was killed by protesters in Bafwasende, a rural town in Tshopo province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Saturday while responding to an Ebola alert, UN News reported on October 27. A health worker was also severely injured in the attack and remains in hospital. Julien Harneis, the UN Senior Ebola Response Coordinator, extended condolences to the nurse's family and colleagues, saying: 'I strongly condemn this attack and call for a thorough investigation. I urge communities to protect health workers and allow them to carry out their work safely.'
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed condolences in a social media post and wished the injured health worker a swift recovery, writing: 'Everyone working to protect communities from this deadly disease must be able to work in dignity and safety. Healthcare must always be protected.'
The outbreak is caused by Bundibugyo virus, for which there is currently no approved vaccine. More than 9,760 cases and some 4,727 deaths have been recorded in the DRC since the outbreak was declared on May 15, according to recent WHO figures, making it the deadliest in the country's history. First reported in the volatile east, it has reached eight provinces. Uganda's smaller outbreak was declared defeated in August, while France, Kenya and Nigeria have also reported cases. Nigeria confirmed its first case last week, a woman who had travelled from Uganda; WHO said she and her husband, a contact, both Swiss citizens, were medically evacuated to Switzerland on Monday morning, that the patient is clinically stable, and that Nigeria will continue to monitor 52 contacts. WHO Regional Director for Africa Dr Mohamed Janabi praised the Nigerian team's management of the case while noting that 'vigilance remains critical.'
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