每日一读2014年7月高考英语考前突破 阅读理解能力 国际时事要闻 非洲就埃博拉病毒的爆发召开紧急会谈.docVIP

非洲就埃博拉病毒的爆发召开紧急会谈 Health ministers from 11 African countries are meeting in Accra, Ghana, in an attempt to get a grip on the deadly and worsening Ebola outbreak. 非洲11个国家的卫生部长们将在加纳阿克拉会面，试图“抓住机会”控制致命埃博拉病毒的蔓延与恶化。 ? So far, 763 people have been infected with the virus - and 468 of these have died.? ? Most of the cases have been in Guinea where the outbreak started.? ? But it has since spread to Liberia and Sierra Leone and is now the biggest and most deadly Ebola outbreak the world has seen, say officials. ? Health officials from those countries, as well as Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Senegal, and Uganda will attend the meeting. ? Get a grip ? The World Health Organization says drastic action is needed to stamp out（扑灭，踩灭） the virus and ensure it does not spread to other countries in the region.? ? Were hoping to take decisions about how to enhance collaboration and responses [of these countries] so we can get a grip and halt this outbreak, said WHO spokesman Daniel Epstein ? We need a strong response, especially along the shared border areas where commercial and social activities continue between Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Thats unlikely to stop. 1