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1 | DR Congo: Containing the Ebola Outbreak | Ebola: Fifehezana ny areti-mandringana Ebola |
2 | In late December an outbreak of the highly contagious Ebola virus was confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo). | Voaporofo tokoa ny fisian'ilay valan'aretina mora mifindra, antsoina hoe tazo Ebola any amin'ny Repoblika Demaokratikan'i Congo. |
3 | The outbreak is believed to have infected more than 36 people, including at least 12 deaths. | Heverina fa efa mihoatra ny 36 ny isan'ny olona tratran'ity aretina ity ary 12 raha kely indrindra ny isan'ny maty. |
4 | DR Congo is trying to contain the outbreak, while some neighboring countries are also taking precautions. | Miezaka ny hifehy ny fielezan'ity aretina ity i RD Congo, ary manao izay hisorohana ny fahatongavany any aminy kosa ny firenena manodidina. |
5 | Ebola (technically known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever) is a virus that invokes fear in many people because there is no cure, the virus is easily transmitted between people (through contact with body fluids), and it is usually fatal. | Otrik'aretina miteraka tahotra amin'ny olona maro noho ny tsy fisian'ny fitsaboana azy ny Ebola [izay antsoina ara-pahasalamana hoe tazo (mampandoa rà) Ebola], mora mifindra eo amin'ny samy olona noho ny fifampikasokasohan'ny hatsembohana amin'ny vatana ny otrik'aretina, ary mahafaty mandrakariva. |
6 | Amanda Taub, posting on Wronging Rights, describes the virus: | Milazalaza ny momba ny otrik'aretina i Amanda Taub, mpanoratra ao amin'ny Wronging Rights: |
7 | “Ebola, for those not familiar, is basically the worst possible thing that your ‘flu-like symptoms' could be a sign of. | “Ho an'izay tsy mbola mahalala, dia ny Ebola no azo heverina ho “aretin-kohaka” tena ratsy indrindra. |
8 | It starts with a headache and sore throat, accompanied by a high fever and muscle weakness. | Miandoha amin'ny aretin'an-doha sy tenda aloha, miaraka amin'ny tazo mahery sy fahalemen'ny hozatra. |
9 | Victims then develop vomiting, diarrhea, and impaired liver and kidney function. | Mandoa sy mivalana izay tratrany, ary tsy manao ny asany ara-dalàna ny aty sy ny voa. |
10 | These late-stage symptoms are often accompanied by internal and external bleeding, as white blood cell and platelet counts drop precipitously. | Izany trangan'aretina izany moa dia miaraka amin'ny faharatrana anatiny sy ivelany, satria mihena vetivety teo ny isan'ny sela fotsy. |
11 | This can include bleeding from the eyes and mouth, which gives the victims a particularly frightening appearance.” | Tafiditra amin'izany ny fikorianan'ny ra avy eny amin'ny maso sy ny molotra, izay tena mahatonga izay tratrany ho mampatahotra jerena tokoa.” |
12 | This recent Ebola outbreak was confirmed in the Congolese district of Mweka in the country's western Kasai province. | Voamarina fa any amin'ny distrikan'i Mweka any amin'ny faritany andrefan'i Kasai no nitrangan'ity valan'aretina ity. |
13 | It is suspected that one of the sources behind this outbreak are infected dead monkeys, which could have transferred the disease to hunters and women. | Ahiahiana ho avy amin'ny fahafatesan'ny gidro nitondra ny otrik'aretina ka namindra tamin'ny mpihaza sy ny vehiavy [vadny?] no anisan'ny nipoiran'izao valan'aretina izao. |
14 | In response, neighboring countries are taking precautions. | Tsy maintsy nandray ny andraikiny hisoroka ny firenena manodidina. |
15 | Angola has increased border restrictions with DR Congo and Tanzania is also on Ebola alert. | Nampitomboan'i Angola ny fepetram-pandalovana sisintany amin'i RD Congo ary efa mandeha ihany koa ny Fanairana momba ny Ebola any Tanzania. |
16 | A post on South African Catholic elaborates: | Mamelabelatra izany ny lahatsoratra iray ao amin'ny South African Catholic : |
17 | “Recently, Angola, closed off their border with the affected region of DRC, Congo, having placed their police and military on high alert. | Vao nanidy ny sisintaniny amin'ny faritra tratran'ny Ebola ao RD Congo i Angola ka efa nametrapetraka ny polisy sy ny miaramila ao anatin'ny filazana loza fanairana. |
18 | Ebola has spread across the border to Sudan before, and countries in the region are edgy, due to the mostly lethal, and incurable nature of the disease. | Efa niampita ny sisintanin'i Soudan manko ny Ebola ka maro ny firenena ao amin'ny faritra no sorisorena, satria sady mahafaty no tsy mbola misy fanafany ny aretina. |
19 | The Ebola disease is named after a river in the DR Congo.” | Nahazo anarana avy tamin'ny anaran-drenirano iray ao RD Congo manko ny Ebola. |
20 | A post on Ending Extreme Poverty in the Congo points out that there have been no travels bans to DR Congo yet, though: | Avoitran'ny lahatsoratra iray ao amin'ny Ending Extreme Poverty in the Congo fa na dia tsy mbola voarara aza ny fivezivezena any RD Congo, dia: |
21 | “Tanzania is on alert against the Ebola outbreak. | Efa mandeha ny fanaitairana any Tanzania. |
22 | Angola closed its borders. | Nanakatona ny sisintaniny i Angola. |
23 | The World Health Organization (WHO) has NOT advised a travel ban. | TSY nanolo-kevitra handrarana ny fivezivezena ny sampan-draharahan'ny FIrenena mikambana momba ny fahasalamana OMS. |
24 | Even last year when 187 people died, a travel ban was NOT established. | TSY natao mihitsy izany fandrarana izany tamin'ny herintaona na dia efa 187 aza no matiny. |
25 | If Congolese's poor were more mobile, and if it was warranted, a travel ban may be prudent. | Raha toa moa mpivezivezy kokoa ny Kongoley, ary raha voamarina izany, dia fanehoam-pitandremana kokoa ny mandrara ny fivezivezena. |
26 | However without good private or public transportation, it is unlikely a sick person could make it to Tanzania's border. | Saingy noho ny tsy fisian'ny fitaterana manokana na an'ny fanjakana mba tsara, dia mety ho sarotra ihany ny hahatongavan'ity aretina ity anyamin'ny faritry Tanzania. |
27 | About 125 miles away, the Angola border is closer to outbreak area.” | Tokotokony ho 125 amily eo ho eo ve koa, ny sisintanin'i Angola no akaiky azy kokoa. |
28 | This is the fourth Ebola outbreak in DR Congo since 1976; the last one happened in 2007. | Faninefany izao no nisy valan'aretina Ebola tany RD Congo hatramin'ny 1976; tamin'ny 2007 no nitrangany farany. |
29 | This Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) blog records the experiences of a doctor trying to contain the last Ebola outbreak in DR Congo. | Ity bolongan'ny Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) ity dia nandrakitra ny traikefan'ny dokotera niezaka ny nifehy ny valan'aretna farany tany RD Congo iny. |
30 | MSF has sent a team of experts to Kasai to try and contain this outbreak as well. | Efa nandefa ekipana manam-pahaizana manokana tany Kasai ny MSF hifehezana ihany koa ny valan'aretina. |
31 | But Viceroy, blogging on Superstrain, doesn't have high hopes: | Saingy tsy dia manam-panantenana amin'izany loatra i Viceroy mamaham-bolongana ao amin'ny Superstrain : |
32 | “If the past is any indication of how things will turn out in the present, we will likely see the death toll of this outbreak rise considerably.” | Raha oharina avy amin'ny tranga taloha ny misy ankehitriny, dia mety hiakatra avo dia avo tokoa ny taham-pahafatesana. |
33 | Blogger JShaffer is saddened by the news of another outbreak in DR Congo, as is the blogger of this post on the Foreign Policy Association's Africa blog: | |
34 | “As if circumstances are not difficult in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the country has now seen a new outbreak of Ebola. The DRC is a country that never seems to catch a break and rarely makes its own good fortune.” | Niteraka alahelo tamin'ny mpamaham-bolongana JShaffer ity trangana valan'aretina hafa any RD Congo ity, raha jerena ao amin'ity lahatsoratra iray ity izay nampitainy tao amin'ny bolongan'ny Foreign Policy Association's Africa : |
35 | However, pO157, commenting on their post on Trees & Things, tries to be a little more optimistic about the Ebola situation: | Raha toa moa ka tsy sarotra ny ny toe-draharaha tany amin'ny Repoblika demaokratikan'i Congo, dia tratran'ny valan'aretina Ebola indray ny firenena. |
36 | “The only good thing about the situation is the relatively well isolated locations it [Ebola] keeps breaking out in. | Tsy mba afa-nisento mihitsy i RDC ary tsindraindray tadiavina vao mba nahombiazana |
37 | As long as the folks coming down with this ailment don't end up on a plane or something we should be okay. | Na izany aza dia mba nijery lafitsaran-javatra ihany i pO157 raha nilaza ny heviny momba ny Ebola tao amin'ny Trees & Things: |
38 | Given the advances in science and medicine I think if they can hold the disease to the Congo for the next ~5-10 years then Ebola will be done.” | |
39 | Photo of Ebola Graffiti by stirwise on Flickr. | Sary sora-drindrina Ebola avy amin'i stirwise ao amin'ny Flickr. |