英军医护人员回国监测埃博拉

 　　LONDON, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- A British military healthcare worker arrived back into Britain from Sierra Leone for Ebola monitoring, Public Health England (PHE) confirmed on Saturday.

　　PHE said the person, suffered a needle-stock injury when treating a person diagnosed with Ebola in Sierra Leone, was transferred by a Royal Air Force flight on Saturday.

　　PHE said the individual has been admitted by the Royal Free Hospital in London for clinical assessment¹. The person will be monitored for the remainder of their 21 incubation period.

　　The person has been exposed to the Ebola virus, hasn't been diagnosed with Ebola and do not have symptoms, according to PHE.

　　Military healthcare worker returns to Britain for Ebola monitoring

　　"Our thoughts are with this person, who has been courageous² in helping³ those affected⁴ in West Africa, and in preventing the wider spread of Ebola," said Paul Cosford, PHE's director for health protection and medical director.

　　"We have strict, well-tested protocols⁵ in place for this eventuality and we are confident that all appropriate actions have been taken to support the healthcare worker concerned and to protect the health of other people," said Cosford.

　　PHE is responsible for monitoring the health of individuals returning to Britain from Ebola affected countries.

　　So far, there are two British people, who had worked in west Africa and infected with Ebola virus, have received treatment at the Royal Free Hospital.

1 assessment   

n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额

参考例句：

• This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
• What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？

2 courageous   

adj.勇敢的，有胆量的

参考例句：

• We all honour courageous people.我们都尊重勇敢的人。
• He was roused to action by courageous words.豪言壮语促使他奋起行动。

3 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

4 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

5 protocols   

n.礼仪( protocol的名词复数 )；（外交条约的）草案；（数据传递的）协议；科学实验报告（或计划）

参考例句：

• There are also protocols on the testing of nuclear weapons. 也有关于核武器试验的协议。 来自辞典例句
• Hardware components and software design of network transport protocols are separately introduced. 介绍系统硬件组成及网络传输协议的软件设计。 来自互联网