18 consecutive days, pay attention to avoidance! Disinfection and sterilization "Vectors" All over Yunnan
On August 28, Mile City, Yunnan Province issued a notice to launch an 18 day "vector" disinfection and sterilization campaign within 30.7 square kilometers of the city's built-up area, which attracted netizens' attention. On the 30th, the local Love and Health Office explained to reporters that vector organisms generally refer to organisms that can spread human diseases, mainly mice, mosquitoes, flies, cockroaches, etc. The local government has also carried out such disinfection and sterilization work before.
Mile City District
On August 28, the office of Mile Patriotic Health Campaign Committee of Yunnan Province released the Notice on disinfection and sterilization of Vectors in Urban Built up Areas of Mile in 2023. The notice said that in order to orderly promote the construction of healthy counties and consolidate the work of the national sanitary city, create a healthy and clean living and working environment, ensure the health of the general public, and effectively prevent and control the occurrence and prevalence of vector borne diseases, it was decided to organize the disinfection and sterilization of "vector organisms" in the city's built-up areas according to the actual situation. The disinfection and sterilization area is within 30.7 square kilometers of the built-up area of Maitreya City. The disinfection and sterilization time is from August 29 to September 15. If it is inconvenient to carry out disinfection and sterilization due to weather reasons, the time will be postponed.
On the evening of August 28th, the official WeChat account of Maitreya released this news, which attracted public attention. In the comment section, many netizens are puzzled, what is "vector organism"? Another netizen asked whether he could travel to Maitreya during the disinfection and sterilization period?
Maitreya Vectors disinfection and sterilization Notice
On August 30th, a staff member of the Love and Health Office in Maitreya City told reporters that the "vector organisms" mentioned in the notice include mosquitoes, flies, cockroaches, mice, etc. On August 29, they started disinfection and sterilization. Previously, the city also carried out large-scale disinfection and sterilization work.
The staff of a lake view hotel near the Lake Spring Ecological Park in Maitreya City said that disinfection and sterilization operations are carried out every year. There are many mosquitoes and small black insects near the lake. Regular disinfection and sterilization can prevent their breeding and has little impact on the production and life of residents.
The reporter also noticed that recently, many parts of the country have been carrying out vector based biological control work. Public information shows that vector organisms generally refer to organisms that can transmit human diseases. There are mainly mice, mosquitoes, flies, and cockroaches. The main prevention and control measures include environmental governance, physical prevention and control, chemical prevention and control, and biological prevention and control.
The Office of the Patriotic Health Movement Committee in Maitreya City also reminds citizens that there may be a certain stimulating odor during spraying and medication, but it does not affect health. Please do not panic and provide understanding and cooperation. In the process of disinfection and sterilization, please treat the general public with equanimity instead of onlookers.
