世卫组织：埃博拉死亡人数近8千

The World Health Organization on Monday released the latest figures on the Ebola epidemic, with the number of suspected, probable and confirmed cases reaching 20,081, almost entirely in West Africa.

世界卫生组织星期一发布埃博拉病例以及病患的最新数字，感染埃博拉的人数超过2万。

The Ebola death toll stands at 7,842, with all but a few deaths occurring in three countries: Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. Those are the reported figures; health authorities repeatedly have warned the actual numbers of infections and deaths likely are much higher.  

塞拉利昂、利比里亚和几内亚这三个西非国家的疫情 严重，死于埃博拉的总人数达7842人，感染病例为2万零81例。

As of December 27, hardest-hit Sierra Leone accounted for almost half of all cases, at 9,409, while Liberia had the highest death toll, 3,413.

截止到12月27日，疫情最为严重的塞拉利昂感染病例为9409例，占总病例的三分之一。利比里亚有3413人死于埃博拉，是死亡病例最多的国家。

Meanwhile, a health care worker who returned from Sierra Leone has been diagnosed with Ebola and is being treated in a Glasgow hospital, Scottish authorities said Monday.

与此同时，苏格兰当局星期一说，一位从塞拉利昂返回的医务工作者被诊断感染埃博拉，现在正在格拉斯哥一所医院接受治疗。

The current Ebola outbreak claimed its first victim last December and, according to medical experts, is likely to last until the end of 2015.

目前这场埃博拉危机出现的第一个死亡病例是在一年多前，医学专家说，这场疫情可能会持续到2015年底。

This has been the worst outbreak since the disease was identified in Central Africa in 1976.

这是有记录以来最严重的埃博拉疫情。