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NATIONALNo. of mosquitoes carrying malaria surges amid heat wave, torrential rain
폭염과 폭우 속 말라리아 매개 모기 급증
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By Jun Ji-hye


Health authorities have issued an alert, urging citizens to heighten their safety measures against malaria as the number of mosquitoes that can transmit the disease has increased rapidly this summer due mainly to heat waves and heavy torrential rain.
폭염과 폭우로 인해 말라리아 매개 모기 개체수가 급증한 가운데 보건 당국은 시민들에게 말라리아에 대한 안전 대책을 강화하라고 경고했다.


According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) on Wednesday, the daily mosquito index for the 25th week of the year (from June 18 to 24) stood at 7.1, and rose to 9.2 the following week.
수요일 발표된 질병관리청 자료에 따르면 올해 25주차(6월 18일부터 24일) 대한민국 하루 평균 모기 지수는 7.1마리였으며, 26주차에는 9.2마리로 증가했다.


The figures released by the KDCA measured the density of mosquitos at 50 places in Incheon, northern Gyeonggi Province and Gangwon Province, which were designated as malaria danger zones.
질병관리청이 발표한 이 수치는 말라리아 위험 지역으로 지정된 인천, 경기북부, 강원 내 50개 채집 지점에서 매개 모기 개체수를 측정한 것이다.


The mosquito index for the 25th week has more than doubled from the same week a year earlier, and increased nearly five times from the average of the last five years.
25주차의 모기 지수는 전년 동기 대비 두 배 이상 증가했고, 최근 5년간 평균에 비해 거의 5배 증가했다.


The index for the 26th week has also increased 1.3 times from a year earlier and 2.5 times from the average of the last five years.
26주차 모기 지수는 전년 동기보다 1.3배, 최근 5년간 평균에 비해 2.5배 증가했다.


The ratio of mosquitoes carrying malaria among the total collected by the KDCA has increased as well, standing at 54 percent in the 25th week and 61.7 percent in the 26th week.
질병청이 수집한 모기 중 말라리아를 운반하는 모기의 비율도 증가했는데, 25주차에는 전체 모기 중 54%이었으며, 26주차에는 61.7%로 상승했다.


The ratio for the 25th week nearly doubled from a year earlier, while that of the 26th week increased 1.2 times during the same period.
25주차의 비율은 전년 동기 대비 거의 두 배 증가했으며, 26주차의 비율은 동일 기간 1.2배 증가했다.


The KDCA said the number of malaria patients until the 26th week of the year was tallied at 302, up 169.6 percent from 112 tallied a year earlier.
질병청에 따르면 올해 26주차까지 말라리아 환자 수는 전년 대비 169.6% 증가한 302명으로 집계되었다.


The KDCA attributed the increasing figures to successive rainfalls in recent weeks creating many puddles where mosquito larvae can grow. It added that the recent heat wave may have also contributed to speeding up their growth.
질병청은 모기 증가 원인을 최근 몇 주간 연이어 비가 내려 모기 유충 서식에 적합한 물웅덩이가 많아졌기 때문이라고 분석했다. 또한 최근 폭염도 모기 유충의 성장을 가속화했을 수 있다고 덧붙였다.


KDCA officials said they are working together with local governments to remove puddles in malaria danger zones and enhance mosquito control efforts.
질병청 관계자들은 말라리아 위험지역의 웅덩이를 제거하고 모기 퇴치 향상을 위해 지자체와 협력하고 있다고 밝혔다.

KEY WORDS
■ transmit 전염시키다
■ heat waves 장기간의 혹서
■ index 지수
■ designate 지정하다
■ collect 모으다, 수집하다
■ tally 총계를 내다
■ attribute A to B: A를 B 때문으로 돌리다
■ successive 연속적인, 연이은
■ larvae [larva의 복수형] 유충
■ remove 없애다[제거하다]
■ enhance 향상시키다

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