刚果民主共和国的埃博拉疫情已蔓延至第六个省份[1][2]。非洲疾病预防控制中心主任让·卡塞亚宣布，一名患者从上韦莱省的伊罗市前往下韦莱省首府布塔后在当地死亡[1][2]，这标志着疫情地理范围的进一步扩大。
截至目前，本轮疫情已造成2100多人死亡，超过4500例确诊病例[1]。世界卫生组织已将其列为历史上增长最快的埃博拉疫情[1]。该疫情有望超越十多年前西非暴发的埃博拉疫情，后者曾导致11000多人死亡[1][2]，成为历史上最致命的埃博拉疫情[2]。
The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo has expanded to a sixth province, according to the head of the Africa CDC [1]. Jean Kasseia announced the development, noting that a male patient who traveled from Iroko in Haute-Uele Province to Buta, the capital of Bas-Uele Province, subsequently died in the newly affected region [1][2]. This geographic expansion marks a concerning escalation in the outbreak's reach across the country.
The ongoing epidemic has emerged as one of the fastest-growing Ebola outbreaks in history, with confirmed cases exceeding 4,500 and fatalities surpassing 2,100 [1]. The World Health Organization has indicated that the current outbreak is on pace to potentially surpass the 2013 West African Ebola epidemic, which claimed more than 11,000 lives and remains the deadliest on record [2]. The spread to Bas-Uele Province underscores the challenges health authorities face in containing the virus across the Democratic Republic of Congo's vast territory.