an skilled explains about West Nile fever mosquitoes and the place they have been discovered? – Muricas News

Dr Hamza Habib Allah, a senior pest and management heart from the Ministry of Environmental Safety, was interviewed as we speak (Tuesday) on Yoav Mintz’s program on 104.5FM, and referred to the extra case prior to now 12 months the place mosquitoes contaminated with West Nile fever have been found and defined how harmful they're.

“It's critical at such a degree that folks may be contaminated by them,” stated Dr. Habib Allah, “we found them that have been found in Nahal Naaman, Keri Naaman and Ein Afek within the Mata Asher Regional Council space. This can be a very uncommon time since there are a lot of mosquitoes round, and after what we found in Eilat three weeks in the past, it was anticipated that we might discover them within the north because the illness is transmitted by birds that migrate from place to put. We elevated the supervision in all mosquito breeding facilities all through the northern area and found these within the Meta Asher space.”

“This illness that comes from poultry has no vaccine for people,” he added, “for wholesome people with a robust immune system, it mustn't trigger particular issues and passes as a light illness with weak point and muscle ache. However for older folks and folks with underlying illnesses, the illness may cause meningitis and even to loss of life. There have been such circumstances.”

After that, the official within the Ministry of Environmental Safety stated that “within the final 10 years, there have been many circumstances of West Nile fever. This 12 months, one particular person died and two extra folks are actually hospitalized with this illness. Due to this fact, our method is to forestall the risks of mosquitoes and cease foci which may be a possible for the event of the illness The Ministry of Environmental Safety and I with my staff within the north are working to watch areas which may be breeding grounds for mosquitoes. As well as, the ministry operates the supervision of the native authorities within the areas the place the breeding websites have been found.”

“We aren't afraid, the groups know the biology of the illness and know when to be within the discipline and when not. We're speaking about mosquitoes that may solely chew at evening. Our presence through the day is with zero circumstances. There are different circumstances of different mosquitoes that will chew through the day. The general public ought to maintain drying of stagnant water sources,” famous Dr. Habib Allah.