96%以上病例發生在剛果
A global health crisis was declared by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Aug. 14 due to outbreaks of mpox — or monkeypox — in Africa.
世界衛生組織總幹事譚德塞於8月14日宣布，由於非洲爆發M痘（或稱猴痘）疫情，全球進入公衛緊急狀態。
director-general總幹事
This announcement came several days after the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention requested “international help to stop the spread of the virus.”
譚德塞在非洲疾病預防控制中心請求「國際協助阻止病毒擴散」幾天後，發布了這項聲明。
prevention(n.)預防;阻止virus(n.)病毒spread(n.)擴散;蔓延spread-spread-spread(使)擴散、散播spread a rumor散佈謠言
The Africa CDC reports an increase of 160% in mpox cases so far this year, along with a 19% increase in death rates compared to the same period last year.”
非洲疾病預防控制中心報告指出，今年迄今為止，猴痘病例增加了160%，死亡率與去年同期相比增加了19%。
increase(n.)(數量或大小)增加、增長a sharp increase急遽增長along with伴隨著、連同=as well asrate(n.)率、比率a high／low success rate成功率高／低death rates死亡率compared to～與～相比=in comparison to～
The public health agency noted that there have been more than 14,000 cases of mpox across 13 African countries in 2024, with 524 of them resulting in death.
非洲疾病預防控制中心也指出，2024年，非洲13個國家出現了14,000多例M痘病例，其中524例導致死亡。
agency(n.)機構travel agency旅行社result in導致;造成=lead to
“More than 96% of all cases and deaths” have occurred in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
「超過96%的病例和死亡個案」都發生在剛果民主共和國。
occur(v.)發生democratic(adj.)民主的a democratic society民主社會republic(n.)共和國、共和政體
Furthermore, it has been reported that 70% of the DRC’s mpox cases are among children younger than 15 — a group which also accounts for 85% of overall deaths.
此外，據報導，剛果70%的M痘病例發生在15歲以下的兒童身上，這個群體也佔總死亡人數的85%。
account for佔～比例overall(adj.)總的;總體上;大致上hardest hit受到最嚴重的影響、衝擊最大
According to a WHO news release, the number of mpox cases in the DRC has steadily increased over the past decade.
根據世界衛生組織的新聞稿，過去十年來，剛果的M痘病例數量持續增加。
release(n.)發布的聲明(或文件等)(v.)釋放、公開(資訊、消息)a press release新聞稿steadily(adv.)穩定地、穩固地、逐步地steady(adj.)穩定steady growth持續成長decade(n.)十年
Since the virus is spread through close human contact, including through sex, experts are “particularly worried” about outbreaks of mpox in refugee camps in the east of the DRC.
由於病毒會透過人類密切接觸（包括性行為）傳播，專家對於剛果東部難民營爆發的M痘疫情感到「特別擔心」。
contact(n.)接觸、聯繫sexual contact性接觸particularly(adv.)尤其;特別=especiallyrefugee(n.)難民;避難者seek refuge尋求庇護
These fears have been magnified by the discovery of a new, “deadlier form of mpox, which can kill up to 10% of people.”
這些擔憂因為發現了一種新的「更致命的M痘變種病毒」而加劇，可能導致10%的感染者死亡。
magnify(v.)放大;擴大、加強;使嚴重magnifying glass放大鏡deadly(adj.)致命的
By declaring the health emergency, WHO hopes that other countries and international agencies will take action to help “bring the outbreaks to an end.”
透過宣布健康緊急狀況，世衛組織希望其他國家和國際機構能採取行動，協助「終止疫情爆發」。
take action採取行動bring～to an end終止～=put an end to～
In order to accomplish this, vaccine donations, especially for the DRC, along with close monitoring of the spread of mpox across Africa, will be needed.
為了實現這個目標，除了需要疫苗捐贈，尤其是針對剛果的捐贈外，還需要密切監控M痘在非洲的擴散情況。
accomplish(v.)實現、達成=achievevaccine(n.)疫苗donation(n.)捐贈、捐助monitor(v.)監控;監視