索马里排除埃博拉病毒爆发

 　　MOGADISHU, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Somali government on Saturday confirmed that there are no cases of the Ebola virus in the Horn of Africa nation.

　　Health Minister Ali Mohamed Mohamud refuted local media reports that there was suspected Ebola case in the town of Buulo Sharey in the lower Shabelle region.

　　"As soon as we heard the rumours¹ of a case of Ebola virus in Somalia, we acted quickly and decisively to isolate² the alleged³ victim, a Somali citizen named Abdulkadir Jinow Barow, and those who had been in contact with him," Mohamud said.

　　Somalia rules out outbreak of Ebola virus

　　He said it soon became apparent that the man did not have the Ebola virus, but he was nonetheless moved to Mogadishu as a precautionary measure, and put through a series of tests by health ministry⁴ doctors.

　　"He has now been given the all clear and we can state categorically that there has been no outbreak of Ebola in Somalia, " the minister said.

1 rumours   

n.传闻( rumour的名词复数 )；风闻；谣言；谣传

参考例句：

• The rumours were completely baseless. 那些谣传毫无根据。
• Rumours of job losses were later confirmed. 裁员的传言后来得到了证实。

2 isolate   

vt.使孤立，隔离

参考例句：

• Do not isolate yourself from others.不要把自己孤立起来。
• We should never isolate ourselves from the masses.我们永远不能脱离群众。

3 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

4 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。