The phrase "continue to scourge" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the ongoing act of inflicting suffering or punishment, often in a metaphorical sense.
Example: "The oppressive regime continues to scourge its citizens with harsh laws and brutal enforcement."
Alternatives: "persist in punishing" or "keep tormenting".
In the post-war era as it rose from the ashes, Japan, for instance, made effective use of food and nutrition in addition to chemical medicines to eradicate or control most infectious diseases that continue to be scourges of many least-developed countries.
Racist chants directed at black players continue to be a scourge for many European leagues.
"We must continue to condemn the scourge of sexual misconduct on our campuses," she said.
As important, terrorist strikes, especially those in Saudi Arabia last month, have given Arab governments a bigger stake in settling the dispute, since it fuels violence that threatens them, too".We will continue to fight the scourge of terrorism," said Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's president, "regardless of justifications and motive".
Like that airborne catastrophe, asteroids have been and will continue to be a scourge of mankind.
We stand to lose a great deal if we continue to tolerate the growing scourge of historical illiteracy in America.
"Governments have to take the threat of pneumonia seriously and provide adequate vaccines, diagnostic services, treatment and healthcare, especially among the poorest, or this scourge will continue to rob the world of its children at the rate of almost 3,400 per day.
Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) continue to be a twenty-first century scourge that remains subterranean and mostly invisible in our societies [1 3].
African elephant range countries continue to bear the brunt of the scourge of elephant poaching and ivory trafficking.
Beyond sad and outraged that the scourge of the earth continue to feel the need to kill innocent people everywhere.
