But the tiny number of Ebola cases in rich countries – and the ensuing panic-inducing headlines and quarantine measures – have brought home the global nature of infectious disease today. Mass travel has made effective containment of epidemics extremely difficult.
但埃博拉在发达国家只是引起了几个病例&mdash;&mdash;以及持续引发恐慌的新闻标题和隔离措施&mdash;&mdash;就引起了对当今传染病全球性的重视。