中文
一架法航底特律航班因一名来自埃博拉疫区的刚果乘客误登机,于5月22日紧急改道至加拿大。这起事件引发了国际社会对埃博拉疫情外溢风险的担忧。
据《华盛顿邮报》报道,该乘客在不知情或未经筛查的情况下登上了飞往美国的航班。航班在发现异常后,机长决定改变航线,降落在加拿大境内接受进一步处理。
目前,刚果民主共和国的埃博拉疫情正在失控蔓延。《自然》杂志发表分析文章,探讨此次疫情可能的起源和传播路径。值得注意的是,针对此次暴发的毒株,目前尚无专用疫苗可用。
美国疾病控制与预防中心前主任警告称,国际社会需要加大对刚果的援助力度,以遏制疫情进一步扩散。世界卫生组织也在密切监测相关航班和人员流动。
English
An Air France flight bound for Detroit was diverted to Canada on Thursday after a passenger from an Ebola-hit region of Congo boarded in error, raising international concerns about the outbreak’s potential to spread beyond Africa.
According to the Washington Post, the passenger boarded the US-bound flight without proper screening. Upon discovering the situation, the captain decided to divert the aircraft to Canada for further handling.
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is currently spiraling out of control. Nature magazine published an analysis examining the outbreak’s possible origins and transmission patterns. Notably, there is no targeted vaccine available for the strain currently circulating.
A former CDC director warned that the international community needs to significantly increase aid to Congo to contain the outbreak’s spread. The World Health Organization is closely monitoring related flights and passenger movements.