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1 | The Chikungunya Virus Brings Jamaica to Its Knees | Mampandohalika An'i Jamaika Ilay Otrikaretina Tsikongonià |
2 | The Aedes aegypti mosquito, vector for the Chikungunya virus. | Ny moka Aedes aegypti, mpitondra ilay otrikaretina Tsikongonià. |
3 | Photo by Marc AuMarc, used under a CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 license. | Sary an'i Marc AuMarc, nampiasaina miaraka amin'ny fanomezan-dàlana CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. |
4 | Chikungunya, a virus that causes high fever and severe joint pain, is now rampant across the Caribbean. | Aretina misoko manerana an'i Karaiba amin'izao fotoana izao ny Tsikongonià, otrikaretina mahatonga fanaviana mahery vaika sy fanaintanan'ny vanin-taolana. |
5 | The disease is vector-spread by the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, and the number of new cases has steadily risen across the region. | Mifindra amin'ny alalan'ilay moka Aedes Aegypti mpitondra azy ilay aretina, ary mitombo hatrany ireo tranga vaovao manerana ny faritra. |
6 | Jamaica in particular seems to be having difficulty containing the spread of both the virus and misinformation about the disease. | Raha i Jamaika manokana izao dia toa sahirana tsy mahafehy ny fiparitahan'ilay otrikaretina sy ny tsy fahafantarana ny momba ilay aretina. |
7 | Blogger “Cucumber Juice” admits that the “ordinary Jamaican” has played a part in the Chikungunya “rampage”, but she also criticizes the Jamaican health minister's handling of the crisis, even going so far as to suggest he should resign: | Nanamarina ny bilaogera iray, “Cucumber Juice“, fa nandray anjara tanatin'ny “fandringanan'ny Tsikongonià” ireo “olon-tsotra Jamaikana”, saingy kianiny ihany koa ny fomba fandraisana an-tanàna nataon'ny ministry ny fahasalamana an'ilay krizy, tonga hatrany amin'ny fanolorany hevitra azy hametra-pialàna mihitsy aza: |
8 | The viral fever chikungunya is now out of hand - it is an epidemic - and a lot of work is needed to get things under control. | Tsy voafehy intsony ilay fanaviana Tsikongonià miparitaka be - aretina mandripaka io - ary asa maro no ilaina mba hifehezana ny zavatra rehetra. |
9 | Dr. Ferguson is no longer worthy of the trust or expectation that he can lead the work that needs to be done. […] | Tsy azo atokisana sy antenaina ho afaka hitarika ny asa tokony hovitaina intsony i Dr. Ferguson. […] |
10 | Why resign? | Maninona no hametra-pialàna? |
11 | Because Dr. Ferguson is now the very public face of an abject public health failure and of a Ministry that is rightly mistrusted by many in the population he is meant to protect and serve. | Satria, amin'izao, i Dr Ferguson no tarehin'ny tsy fahombiazan'ny fahasalamam-bahoaka sy ny Ministera izay rariny raha betsaka amin'ny vahoaka natao hotompoiny sy harovany no tsy mahatoky azy. |
12 | The blogger, Alice Clare, argues that the next steps should be to “mitigate and educate”, while addressing the country's immediate needs: an island-wide cleanup of streets, drains, and gullies, to get rid of the stagnant water where mosquitoes breed. | Notsindrian'ny bilaogera Alice Clare, fa “ny fanamaivanana sy ny fanabeazana” no tokony atao dingana manaraka, raha sady mamaly ny filàna maikan'ny firenena ihany: fanadiovana faobe ireo làlana manerana ny nosy, ireo fantsona sy tatatra, mba hialàna amin'ireo rano maloto miandrona izay hanatodizan'ireo moka. |
13 | She also advocates teaching vulnerable communities about proper water storage and disposal. | Manome hevitra ny mba hampianarana ireo mponina tena marefo momba ny fanangonan-drano madio sy ny fanariana izany ihany koa izy. |
14 | Unreliable garbage collection has also exacerbated the health situation. | Ny fanangonana ireo fako tsy azo antoka ihany koa dia vao mainka maharatsy ny toe-pahasalamana. |
15 | Perhaps social media can be used as an effective information channel to educate the public, Clare hopes. | Manantena i Clare fa, mety azo ampiasaina ho fantsona fampitam-baovao mahomby mba hanabeazana ny vahoaka ny mediam-bahoaka. |
16 | Twitter user Charmaine Wright suggests that health officials also need to make sure information spreads to the community level, so it connects with people, particularly those who are illiterate or lack Internet access. | Nandroso hevitra i Charmaine Wright, mpampiasa twitter, fa mila manao izay tratrany amin'ny fanaparitahana ny vaovao ho tonga eny anaty vondrom-piarahamonina ireo tompon'andraikitry ny fahasalamana, mba hifandraisany amin'ireo olona, indrindra fa ireo izay tsy mahay mamaky teny sy manoratra ary ireo tsy afaka mampiasa ny aterineto. |
17 | Music, she suggests, would be a great way to achieve this. | Nandroso hevitra izy fa ny mozika no hevitra mety indrindra mba hahombiazana amin'izany. |
18 | In fact, Jamaica already has a Chikungunya song. | Raha ny marina, efa manana hira momba ny Tsikongonià i Jamaika. |
19 | https://www.youtube.com/watch? | https://www.youtube.com/watch? |
20 | v=_rHOEcSpK_c | v=_rHOEcSpK_c |
21 | Using the hashtags #chikungunya #caribbean, Twitter users are sharing information about how climate change can contribute to the spread of disease, about regional Chikungunya death toll statistics, and much more. | Raha mampiasa ny tenifototra #chikungunya #caribbean (#Tsikongonià #karaiba) ireo mpampiasa Twitter, dia mizara vaovao mikasika ny fomba hanampian'ny fiovan'ny toetrandro ny fiparitahan'ilay aretina, momba ireo antotanisan'ireo matin'ny Tsikongonià isam-paritra, sy ireo zavatra maro hafa. |
22 | One Jamaica-based Twitter user, Emma Lewis, asked: | Nangataka ny mpampiasa Twitter iray, Emma Lewis, monina ao Jamaika, hoe: |
23 | The 1st case in #Caribbean was December 2013!! | Tamin'ny Desambra 2013 no tranga voalohany indrindra tany #Karaiba!! |
24 | (St Maarten) #chikungunya #caribbean Didn't we have time to prepare, educate public?? | (St Maarteen) #tsikongonià #karaiba Tsy nanam-potoana niomanana, nanabeazana ny vahoaka ve isika?? |
25 | - Emma Lewis (@Petchary) October 1, 2014 Lewis also wondered if the outbreak might have political implications for the Jamaican government. | Nanontany ihany koa i Lewis raha hisy fiatraikany eo amin'ny politikan'ny governemanta Jamaikanina ilay aretina. |
26 | Compatriot Jan Voordouw noted: | Nanamarika ny mpiray tanindrazana iray, Jan Voordouw: |
27 | #Jamaica was caught unprepared: lack of medicines and planning for absences of workforce -while being late in the battle #Chikungunya - Jan Voordouw (@JanVoordouw) September 29, 2014 | Tratran'ny tampoka i #Jamaika: tsy fahampian'ireo fanafody sy ny fandaminana ny tsy fahatongavan'ny mpiasa - raha efa tara ao anatin'ilay ady amin'ny #Tsikongonià |
28 | Some netizens took a humourous view of the situation: | Manana fijery mahatsikaiky momba ny zava-mitrana ireo mpampiasa aterineto sasany: |
29 | DEET is the new cologne. | DEET no rano manitra vaovao. |
30 | #jamaica #Chikungunya | #jamaika #Tsikongonià |
31 | - Richard Allen (@RichSA1) September 29, 2014 | |
32 | GM tweeps! | GM tweeps! |
33 | Thought for the day: “If you think you're too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.” | Oha-pitenenana androany: “Raha mieritreritra ianao fa kely loatra ka tsy hahavita na inona na inona, andramo ny matory miaraka amin'ny moka.” |
34 | #Chikungunya #Jamaica | #Tsikongonià #Jamaika |
35 | - ecoSMARTja (@ecoSMARTja) September 29, 2014 The government, however, doesn't consider the situation a laughing matter. | Ny governemanta, anefa, tsy mandray izany ho zava-mitranga mampihomehy mihitsy. |
36 | The minister of health finally addressed the nation about the health crisis last Sunday, on September 28. | Niresaka tamin'ny vahoaka momba ilay olan'ny fahasalamana ihany ny minisitry ny fahasalamana ny farany, ny Alahady 28 Septambra lasa teo. |
37 | In the meantime, Jamaicans continue to find ways to cope with the outbreak. | Mandritra izany fotoana izany, manohy ny fitadiavana hevitra hiadiana amin'ny fihanak'io aretina io hatrany ireo Jamaikanina. |