感染48小時內死亡
While the world is still putting measures in place to curb the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus, the Nigerian government has raised alarm bells over a “strange killer disease” that has infected more than 100 people and left 15 dead in less than a week.
當世界各國仍在採取措施控制2019年新型冠狀病毒的散播時，奈及利亞政府發出警報，指出境內出現「神秘的致命疾病」，且不到一週內有100多人感染，15人死亡。
curb(v.)控制、限制、抑制、約束=control=checknovel coronavirus新型冠狀病毒raise or sound alarm bells 引起警覺=warn (sb.) of sth.infect(v.)(疾病)使傳染、感染be infected with or by…染上…
The outbreak of the mysterious disease was first detected in late January in Benue State, southeast of the capital Abuja.
疫情最早於1月底在首都阿布加東南邊的貝努埃省爆發，
detect(v.)偵測;檢測detective(n.)偵探smoke detector煙霧偵測器lie detector測謊機
Symptoms of the illness include headache, vomiting, inflammation and diarrhea.
症狀包括頭痛、嘔吐、炎症和腹瀉。
symptom(n.)症狀syndrome(n.)症候群SARS=severe acute respiratory syndrome急性呼吸道症候群vomit(v.)嘔吐inflammation(n.)發炎;炎症
By February 3, the number of people affected by the strange epidemic had risen to 104. At least three of the first victims reportedly died within 48 hours of contact.
直到2月3日，染病人數上升到104人。據悉第一批感染患者中，至少有三人都在感染後的48小時內死亡。
affected=who were affected
So far, health authorities have not ascertained the nature of the illness, so a possible cure has not yet been found.
到目前為止衛生當局仍未查明病源，故尚未找到可能的治療方法。
ascertain(v.)弄清、確定、查明、確信=figure outnature(n.)(事物的)本質
Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, said at a briefing on Friday that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is still working hard to unravel the mystery.
奈國衛生部長尹漢奈爾在周五的簡報會上說，奈及利亞疾病管制中心（NCDC）仍在努力解開謎團，
unravel a mystery解開謎團=solve the mystery
Ehanire stated that the disease had been tested at the NCDC’s laboratory, and the result showed it was not Ebola virus disease, Lassa fever or coronavirus.
尹漢奈爾表示，NCDC的實驗室進行測試，結果顯示不是伊波拉病毒，也不是拉薩熱或冠狀病毒，
had been V.pp過去完成被動式
The NCDC has activated an emergency response operation in the affected area, as government officials suspect that chemicals used in fishing may be the cause of the sickness, added the minister.
他也指出，由於政府官員懷疑用於捕魚的化學物質可能是致病的原因，NCDC在受災地區展開了緊急應變行動。
the affected area災區
The news of the strange epidemic comes as the world continues to battle the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus.
奈及利亞爆發神秘疾病疫情的同時，世界各國仍持續對抗2019年新型冠狀病毒疫情，
epidemic(n.)(疾病的)流行;傳染pandemic(n.)大流行病(adj.)(疾病)大規模流行的，廣泛蔓延的(ex. 1918 Spanish flu)
The death toll caused by the highly contagious disease has exceeded 1,000 in China, where the virus originated.
在發源地中國，已有超過1000人因感染而喪命。
the death toll 死亡人數(which was) caused by…由…所造成的contagious(adj.)傳染的=infectious