Gwamnatin Contra Costa County ta yi wa’adin nama da kwarai a yankin Antioch domin ya hana yaduwar kwarai masu shigo da cutar kunya (yellow fever). Wannan aikin ya fara ne bayan an gano irin kwarai masu shigo da cutar a yankin, wanda aka fi sani da Aedes aegypti.
Kwarai wannan na iya shigo da cutar kunya, Zika, dengue fever, da Chikungunya. An fara aikin wa’adin nama da kwarai daga ranar Talata zuwa Asabar, tsakanin sa’o’i 2 da 5 azahar safe.
Yankin da ake yi wa wa’adin nama da kwarai ya hada da yankin da ke karkashin hanyar State Highway 4 daga arewa, Bluerock Drive daga kudu, Deer Valley Road daga gabas, da Lone Tree Way daga yamma.
Gwamnatin ta yi amfani da na’urar lori domin yin wa’adin nama da kwarai da maganin Vectobac WDG, wanda aka yi amfani da shi a kiwadin oz 8 kwa kila ekar.
An gano kwarai masu shigo da cutar a watan Satumba, lokacin da aka gudanar da bincike a gida-gida. An gano larvae na kwarai a cikin abubuwa na yau da kullun da ke ɗaukar ruwa, kamar saucers na shuka, bakin, wheelbarrows, fountains, da wasu abubuwa.
Gwamnatin ta himmatu wa jama’a cewa su tayar da ruwa a cikin abubuwa na yau da kullun da ke ɗaukar ruwa, kuma su tsabatar da suka yi wa wa’adin nama da kwarai domin hana yaduwar cutar.
