Comment l'épidémie d'Ebola au Congo est devenue grave si rapidement
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Comment l'épidémie d'Ebola au Congo est devenue grave si rapidement

How the Ebola epidemic in Congo became serious so quickly

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The New York TimesOctober 5, 2026View Source

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L'épidémie d'Ebola est devenue très grave en République démocratique du Congo.

The Ebola epidemic became very serious in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

épidémie→epidemicest devenue→becametrès→verygrave→seriousen→inRépublique→Republicdémocratique→democraticdu→of the
La ville de Mangala a souffert parce qu'elle n'avait pas d'aide.

The city of Mangala suffered because it did not have help.

ville→citya souffert→sufferedparce que→becausen'avait pas→did not haved→anyaide→help
Les habitants locaux ont essayé de soigner les malades seuls.

Local residents tried to treat the sick people alone.

habitants→residentslocaux→localont essayé→triedde→tosoigner→treat/care formalades→sick peopleseuls→alone
Le virus s'est propagé rapidement dans les petits villages.

The virus spread quickly in the small villages.

s'est propagé→spreadrapidement→quicklydans→inpetits→small
Les experts disent que la réponse internationale était trop lente.

Experts say that the international response was too slow.

disent→sayque→thatréponse→responseinternationale→internationalétait→wastrop→toolente→slow
Beaucoup de personnes sont mortes à cause du manque de médicaments.

Many people died because of the lack of medicines.

beaucoup de→manypersonnes→peoplesont mortes→diedà cause du→because ofmanque→lackde→ofmédicaments→medicines
Aujourd'hui, les organisations mondiales travaillent pour arrêter la maladie.

Today, world organizations are working to stop the disease.

aujourd'hui→todayorganisations→organizationsmondiales→world/globaltravaillent→are workingpour→to/forarrêter→stopmaladie→disease/illness
Il est important d'aider les communautés isolées plus vite.

It is important to help isolated communities faster.

est→isd→toaider→helpcommunautés→communitiesisolées→isolatedplus→morevite→fast/quickly
Le pays a besoin de nouveaux hôpitaux et de médecins.

The country needs new hospitals and doctors.

pays→countrya besoin de→needsnouveaux→newhôpitaux→hospitalset→andmédecins→doctors
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épidémie
epidemic
"L'épidémie se propage dans la région."
soigner
to treat / to care for
"Le médecin doit soigner le patient."
manque
lack
"Il y a un manque d'eau potable."
s'est propagé
spread (past tense)
"Le feu s'est propagé dans la forêt."
lente
slow (feminine)
"La voiture est très lente sur cette route."
besoin
need
"J'ai besoin de manger maintenant."
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