世界卫生组织总干事谭德塞宣布，刚果（金）本轮埃博拉疫情已造成2061人死亡，累计确诊病例达4449例[1]。根据现有统计，该疫情已成为有记录以来第二大规模的埃博拉疫情，并可能发展成全球有记录以来规模最大的埃博拉疫情[1]。按目前发展速度，该疫情有可能超越2014至2016年西非埃博拉疫情的规模——那次疫情累计报告病例超过2.8万例，死亡病例约1.1万例[1]。
疫情防控工作面临多重挑战[1]。较高比例的死亡病例出现在社区而非治疗中心，存在未知的传播链[1]，这给监测和防控工作增加了难度。相关部门正在加强病例监测和收治能力建设[1]。埃博拉病毒的死亡率高达50%至90%[1]。
The World Health Organization has announced that the ongoing Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo has claimed 2,061 lives among a total of 4,449 confirmed cases [1]. According to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, this outbreak now ranks as the second-largest Ebola epidemic on record and could potentially become the largest ever documented [1].
The current epidemic's severity is underscored by comparison to previous major outbreaks. The 2014-2016 West African Ebola epidemic resulted in over 28,000 cases and approximately 11,000 deaths [1]. Disease control efforts face significant obstacles, including a substantial proportion of deaths occurring in communities rather than treatment centers, indicating the existence of unknown transmission chains [1]. Ebola carries a fatality rate ranging from 50 to 90 percent [1].