Inkcazo emfutshane: • Lo nyaka uphawula okokuqala ukuba kwenziwe amathontsi e-larvicide aqhutywa ngomoya kwesi sithili. • Injongo kukuncedisa ekuthinteleni ukusasazeka kwezifo ezinokubakho ziingcongconi. • Ukusukela ngo-2017, akukho bantu bangaphezulu kwe-3 abaye bavavanywa ukuba banayo le ntsholongwane minyaka le.
ISithili saseSan Diego siceba ukwenza ukuthontsiza kokuqala kwe-larvicide emoyeni kwiindlela zamanzi ezingama-52 zasekuhlaleni kulo nyaka ukuthintela iingcongconi ekusasazeni izifo ezinokubakho ezifana nentsholongwane yaseWest Nile.
Amagosa esithili athi iihelikopta ziza kuhlaii-larvicidesukuba kuyimfuneko ngoLwesithathu nangoLwesine ukugubungela phantse iihektare ezili-1,400 zeendawo ezinokuba nzima ukufikelela kuzo zokuzalela iingcongconi.
Emva kokuba intsholongwane yeWest Nile ivele ekuqaleni kweminyaka yoo-2000, isithili saqala ukusebenzisa iihelikopta ukuphosa i-larvicide eqinileyo kwiindawo ezinzima ukufikelela kuzo zamanzi amileyo emilanjeni, kwimifula, emachibini nakwezinye iindawo zamanzi apho iingcongconi zinokuzalela khona. Isithili senza ukukhutshwa kwe-larvicide emoyeni malunga kanye ngenyanga ukususela ngo-Epreli ukuya ku-Okthobha.
I-larvicide ayizukulimaza abantu okanye izilwanyana zasekhaya, kodwa iya kubulala iimbungu zeengcongconi ngaphambi kokuba zikhule zibe ziingcongconi ezilumayo.
Intsholongwane yeWest Nile ngokuyintloko sisifo seentaka. Nangona kunjalo, iingcongconi zinokudlulisela intsholongwane enokuba yingozi ebantwini ngokutya iintaka ezinentsholongwane zize zilume abantu.
Impembelelo yentsholongwane yeWest Nile kwiSithili saseSan Diego ibincinci kakhulu kwiminyaka embalwa edlulileyo. Ukusukela ngo-2017, akukho bantu bangaphezulu kwesithathu abaye bavavanywa ukuba banayo le ntsholongwane minyaka le. Kodwa iseyingozi kwaye abantu kufuneka baziphephe iingcongconi.
Amathontsi okubulala iintsholongwane ayinxalenye nje yesicwangciso esibanzi sokulawula iintsholongwane. Amasebe olawulo lweentsholongwane zesithili akwajonga malunga ne-1,600 iindawo ezinokuzalela iingcongconi minyaka le kwaye asebenzisa iintsholongwane zezinambuzane esebenzisa iindlela ezahlukeneyo (emoyeni, esikhepheni, kwilori, nakwisandla). Ikwabonelela ngeentlanzi ezitya iingcongconi zasimahla kuluntu, ijonga kwaye iphathe amachibi okudada alahliweyo, ivavanya iintaka ezifileyo ukuba azinayo intsholongwane yeWest Nile, kwaye ijonga inani leengcongconi ukuze ibone izifo ezibangelwa ziingcongconi.
Amagosa olawulo lwezilwanyana ezithwala izinambuzane eSithili akwakhumbuza abantu ukuba bazikhusele kwiingcongconi ezingaphakathi nangaphandle kwamakhaya abo ngokufumana nokutsala amanzi amileyo ukuthintela izinambuzane ukuba zingazali.
Imizamo yokuthintela iingcongconi iza kufuna uncedo olungakumbi kuluntu kwiminyaka yakutshanje njengoko iintlobo ezininzi ezintsha zeengcongconi ze-Aedes ezihlaselayo ziye zazakhela apha. Ezinye zezi ngcongconi, ukuba ziyosulelwa kukuluma umntu ogulayo zize zitye ezinye, zinokusasaza izifo ezingekhoyo apha, kuquka iZika, umkhuhlane wedengue kunye ne-chikungunya. Iingcongconi ze-Aedes ezihlaselayo zikhetha ukuhlala nokuzalela emakhaya nakwiiyadi zabantu.
Amagosa olawulo lwezilwanyana ezithwala izinambuzane eSithili athi eyona ndlela ilungileyo yokuba abantu bazikhusele kwiingcongconi kukulandela izikhokelo ezithi “Thintela, Khusela, Bika”.
Lahla okanye ususe nantoni na engaphakathi okanye ngaphandle kwekhaya lakho enokugcina amanzi, njengeembiza zeentyatyambo, iigutter, iibhakethi, iitoti zenkunkuma, izinto zokudlala, amatayara amadala kunye nee-wheelbarrows. Iintlanzi ze-mosquito zifumaneka simahla ngenkqubo yokulawula i-vector kwaye zingasetyenziselwa ukulawula ukuzalela kweengcongconi kwimithombo yamanzi emiyo kwiigadi zasekhaya ezifana namachibi okudada angakhathalelwanga, amachibi, imithombo yamanzi kunye neembiza zamahashe.
Zikhusele kwizifo ezithwalwa ziingcongconi ngokunxiba impahla enemikhono emide kunye neebhulukhwe okanye usebenzise isixovuli sezinambuzane xa ungaphandle.I-DEET, i-picaridin, ioyile ye-lemon eucalyptus, okanye i-IR3535. Qinisekisa ukuba izikrini zomnyango neefestile zikwimeko entle kwaye zikhuselekile ukuthintela izinambuzane ukuba zingangeni.
To report increased mosquito activity, stagnant, unmaintained swimming pools and other mosquito breeding grounds, and dead birds (dead crows, crows, jays, hawks and owls) to the County Department of Environmental Conservation and Quality’s Vector Control Program , please report this. call (858) 694-2888 or email Vector@sdcounty.ca.gov.
Ukuba ikhaya lakho livavanyiwe ukuba alinawo amanzi amileyo kwaye useneengxaki zeengcongconi, ungaqhagamshelana neVector Control Program ku-(858) 694-2888 kwaye ucele ukuhlolwa kweengcongconi okunemfundo.
Ukuze ufumane ulwazi oluthe kratya malunga nezifo ezithwalwa ziingcongconi, ndwendwela iwebhusayithi yeSan Diego County Fight Bites. Nazi ezinye iingcebiso zokunceda ukuthintela igadi yakho ukuba ingabi yindawo yokuzalela iingcongconi.
Ixesha leposi: Julayi-08-2024