巴西运用手机应用应对寨卡病毒

 　　RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Various Brazilian cities are turning to mobile apps in the fight against the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, which transmits the Zika virus, chikungunya and dengue, a local official said.

　　"While an app does not replace the government's actions to fight the mosquito, this technology uses public collaboration¹ to create a "map" of (the fight against the mosquito) in the city," Alexandre Padilha, the city's health secretary, told a press conference on Tuesday in Sao Paulo.

　　The initiative is now being used in over 30 Brazilian cities, which allows the public to learn of potential breeding sites for the mosquito and to mark their locations on the map.

　　This makes it easier for authorities to eliminate these sites in their ongoing² campaigns.

　　Brazilian cities turn to mobile apps in fight against ZikaIn Sao Paulo, the original idea for the app came late last year in response to the rising cases of dengue. In 2015, Brazil registered 1.6 million cases of dengue, over three times more than in 2014.

　　However, the danger of dengue has been overtaken in recent months by Zika, which is transmitted by the same mosquito and is thought to be behind a sharp rise in the cases of microcephaly among newborns.

　　Sao Paulo has been conducting studies to identify areas most likely to contain breeding sites for the mosquito but the app would allow their data to be updated in real time.

 

1 collaboration   

n.合作，协作；勾结

参考例句：

• The two companies are working in close collaboration each other.这两家公司密切合作。
• He was shot for collaboration with the enemy.他因通敌而被枪毙了。

2 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。