Translate the following English sentence to French:
"The spread of the disease has exceeded every worst-case scenario, especially in Africa; as has already been mentioned, five people a minute die from Aids, which has now reached the point at which it is a threat to public health."
La propagation de la maladie a dépassé les prévisions les plus pessimistes, notamment dans les pays d' Afrique et, comme on l' a dit, ce sont, chaque minute, cinq personnes qui meurent d' un mal qui revêt les dimensions d' une menace pour la santé publique.