"I was searching for a place that was as safe as possible from the risk of Zika", he says. "I realised there's little practical information on how to manage the presence of mosquitoes." The app includes tips for making places less attractive to the insects, such as removing stagnant water.
他表示,“我一直在找一个最不容易受寨卡病毒威胁的地方。然后我意识到,在定位蚊子的问题上,相关实用信息几乎没有。”这款应用里还有各种小贴士,告诉人们降低蚊虫滋生的办法,比如周围不要有积水。
In March, the World Health Organisation warned that European countries may be at risk of a Zika outbreak, with the widespread tiger mosquito capable of transmitting the virus. In 2007, tiger mosquitoes were blamed for an outbreak in northern Italy of the chikungunya virus, more commonly seen in tropical regions.
今年3月,世界卫生组织曾向欧洲国家发出预警:寨卡病毒可能肆虐欧洲,而广泛存在的虎斑蚊是传播寨卡病毒的祸首。2007年,意大利北部曾爆发基孔肯亚病毒,原因也是虎斑蚊的猖獗。基孔肯亚病毒常见于热带地区。
Vocabulary
mozzie:蚊子(口语,方言)
mosquito-borne:蚊媒的,蚊虫传播的
birth defect:先天缺陷,出生缺陷
stagnant water:积水;死水
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