英国卫生官员追踪了与埃博拉病毒相似的拉萨热病毒感染的旅客的接触者,但公众风险较低. UK health officials track contacts of traveler with Lassa fever, a virus similar to Ebola, but public risk is low.

英国卫生官员正在追踪从尼日利亚前往英国的拉萨热患者的接触者, UK health officials are tracing contacts of a person who traveled to England from Nigeria with Lassa fever, a virus causing symptoms similar to Ebola. 该个人在返回尼日利亚后被诊断。 The individual was diagnosed after returning to Nigeria. 虽然拉萨热可以引起包括出血在内的严重症状,但很难在人与人之间轻易传播,对联合王国公众的风险被认为很低。 Though Lassa fever can cause severe symptoms including bleeding, it does not spread easily between people, and the risk to the UK public is considered very low. 联合王国卫生安全局正在努力查明和监测在访问期间与被感染者接触的人。 The UK Health Security Agency is working to identify and monitor those who came into contact with the infected person during their visit.