在确认马尔堡病毒为致病病原体之后，世卫组织于3月21日向威热派出其高级流行病学家以评估事态和组织初期紧急应对。
Following confirmation of Marburg virus as the causative agent, on 21 March, WHO sent its senior epidemiologists to Uige to assess the situation and organize an initial emergency response.
世界卫生组织的卡茜•罗斯（Cathy Roth）讲道，马尔堡病毒与其它疾病给非洲国家并没有带来多大的负担，但是该病毒的潜在致命性却让这些国家将治疗艾滋病、肺结核与疟疾的各种资源进行了转移。
The burden of Marburg and other rare diseases is small, says Cathy Roth of the WHO, but their destructive potential drags resources from the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
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