Incazelo emfushane: • Lo nyaka uphawula okokuqala ukuthi kwenziwe amaconsi okubulala izibungu ajwayelekile aqhutshwa emoyeni esifundeni. • Umgomo uwukusiza ekuvimbeleni ukusabalala kwezifo ezingaba khona ngomiyane. • Kusukela ngo-2017, abantu abangaphezu kwabathathu bahlolwe ukuthi banegciwane njalo ngonyaka.
ISifunda saseSan Diego sihlela ukwenza ukwehla kokuqala kokubulala izibungu emoyeni emifuleni yamanzi engu-52 yasendaweni kulo nyaka ukuze kuvinjelwe omiyane ekusakazeni izifo ezingaba khona njengegciwane laseWest Nile.
Izikhulu zesifunda zithi izindiza ezinophephela emhlane zizowaama-larvicidesuma kudingeka ngoLwesithathu nangoLwesine ukumboza cishe amahektha angu-1,400 ezindawo ezingaba nzima ukuzalela omiyane.
Ngemva kokuvela kwegciwane laseWest Nile ekuqaleni kwawo-2000, isifunda saqala ukusebenzisa izindiza ezinophephela emhlane ukuphonsa i-larvicide eqinile enezinhlayiya ezindaweni ezinzima ukufinyelela kuzo zamanzi amile emifuleni, emifuleni, emachibini nakwezinye izindawo zamanzi lapho omiyane babengazalela khona. Isifunda senza ukukhishwa kwe-larvicide emoyeni cishe kanye ngenyanga kusukela ngo-Ephreli kuya ku-Okthoba.
Ukubulala izibungu ngeke kulimaze abantu noma izilwane ezifuywayo, kodwa kuzobulala izibungu zomiyane ngaphambi kokuba zikhule zibe omiyane abalumayo.
Igciwane laseWest Nile liyisifo sezinyoni ngokuyinhloko. Kodwa-ke, omiyane bangadlulisela leli gciwane eliyingozi kubantu ngokudla izinyoni ezinaleli gciwane bese beluma abantu.
Umphumela wegciwane laseWest Nile eSan Diego County ube muncane eminyakeni embalwa edlule. Kusukela ngo-2017, abantu abangaphezu kwabathathu bahlolwe ukuthi banegciwane njalo ngonyaka. Kodwa kuseyingozi futhi abantu kufanele bagweme omiyane.
Amaconsi okubulala izibungu ayingxenye nje yesu eliphelele lokulawula izibungu. Iminyango yokulawula izibungu yesifunda iphinde iqaphe izindawo ezingaba ngu-1,600 zokuzalela omiyane minyaka yonke futhi isebenzise izibungu zokubulala izibungu isebenzisa izindlela ezahlukahlukene (emoyeni, esikebheni, elolini, kanye nesandla). Iphinde inikeze umphakathi izinhlanzi ezidla omiyane mahhala, iqapha futhi iphathe amachibi okubhukuda alahliwe, ihlola izinyoni ezifile ukuze ithole igciwane laseWest Nile, futhi iqapha inani lomiyane ukuze ithole izifo ezingaba khona ezithwalwa omiyane.
Izikhulu zokulawula izilwane ezithwala izinambuzane esifundeni nazo zikhumbuza abantu ukuthi bazivikele komiyane emakhaya abo nasezindaweni ezizungezile ngokuthola nokukhipha amanzi amile ukuvimbela izinambuzane ukuthi zingazalani.
Imizamo yokuvimbela omiyane izodinga usizo lomphakathi olwengeziwe eminyakeni yamuva nje njengoba izinhlobo eziningana ezintsha zomiyane base-Aedes abahlaselayo sezivele zazakhela lapha. Ezinye zalezi zinambuzane, uma zitheleleka ngokuluma umuntu ogulayo bese zidla ezinye, zingasakaza izifo ezingekho lapha, okuhlanganisa i-Zika, umkhuhlane we-dengue kanye ne-chikungunya. Omiyane base-Aedes abahlaselayo bakhetha ukuhlala nokuzalana eduze kwamakhaya nasemagcekeni abantu.
Izikhulu zokulawula izilwane ezithwala izinambuzane esifundazweni zithi indlela engcono kakhulu yokuthi abantu bazivikele komiyane ukulandela iziqondiso ezithi “Vimbela, Vikela, Bika”.
Lahla noma ususe noma yini engaphakathi noma ngaphandle kwekhaya lakho engase igcine amanzi, njengezimbiza zezimbali, amapayipi, amabhakede, amathini kadoti, amathoyizi, amathayi amadala kanye nama-wheelbarrow. Izinhlanzi zomiyane zitholakala mahhala ngohlelo lokulawula i-vector futhi zingasetshenziswa ukulawula ukuzalela komiyane emithonjeni yamanzi emi engadini yasekhaya njengamachibi okubhukuda anganakekelwa, amachibi, imithombo yamanzi kanye nemisele yamahhashi.
Zivikele ezifweni ezithwalwa omiyane ngokugqoka izingubo ezinemikhono emide namabhulukwe noma ukusebenzisa isixosha izinambuzane uma ungaphandle. Sebenzisa isixosha izinambuzane esiquketheI-DEET, i-picaridin, uwoyela we-lemon eucalyptus, noma i-IR3535. Qiniseka ukuthi izikrini zomnyango namafasitela zisesimweni esihle futhi ziqinile ukuze kuvinjelwe izinambuzane ukuthi 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.
Uma ikhaya lakho lihlolwe amanzi amile futhi usabhekene nezinkinga zomiyane, ungaxhumana noHlelo Lokulawula Ama-Vector ku-(858) 694-2888 bese ucela ukuhlolwa komiyane okufundisiwe.
Ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe mayelana nezifo ezithwalwa omiyane, vakashela iwebhusayithi ye-San Diego County Fight Bites. Nazi ezinye izeluleko zokusiza ukuvimbela igceke lakho ukuba lingabi yindawo yokuzalela omiyane.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Julayi-08-2024