Rat infestation in Dongting Lake under control

时间：2007-07-16 02:25:15

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Chinanews, Changsha, July 13 – After two weeks of hard efforts, workers have finally brought the rat infestation2 occurring in Dongting Lake under control. The water quality in rat-infested areas remains3 good. However, the bodies of the poisoned rats that have not been properly buried might pollute the environment nearby, said workers from the Hunan Provincial4 Sanitation5 Supervision6 and Management Office.

 

A team comprising medical experts from the Chinese Center for Disease Prevention and Control and the Hunan Provincial Disease Prevention and Control Center recently arrived in Yiyang, a city that has mostly suffered from rats damage, to direct the work to fight against rats and to prevent the outbreak of rat diseases. So far, there are no reports about human beings being affected7 by rat diseases.

 

“The water quality in rat-infested areas remains good. At present, farmers living in these areas either drink tap water or water pumped from deep wells. As long as they don’t drink the water directly from lowlands on the surface grounds, they will remain safe, ”said Mr. Zhang, director of the Hunan Provincial Disease Prevention and Control Center, who had just come from Binghu Village, where rat infestation was most serious.

 

He emphasized that the issue that needed to be concerned about most now is that the poisoned rats that have not been buried in time, might pollute the environment. These rats, when eaten by other animals, might cause a long-term negative impact to the biological chains in nature, Director Zhang said.

 

Although the infestation of the rats, called microtus fortis Buechner in scientific terms, have basically been brought under control, it's necessary to know that the water level in Dongting Lake has not exceeded the 30-meter mark. A large number of rats still inhabit the marshes8 near the lake. Right now, since the water level of the Dongting Lake has begun to drop, many rats have moved to other places. Once the water level of the Dongting Lake rises again, these rats will return to infest1 the area, said Cheng Haibo, director of the Hunan Provincial Bureau of Agriculture.

 
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1 infest t7pxF     
v.大批出没于；侵扰；寄生于
参考例句：
  • Several animals in sea water can infest wood.海水中有好多动物能侵害木材。
  • A lame cat is better than a swift horse when rats infest the palace.宫殿有鼠患，瘸猫比快马强。
2 infestation infestation     
n.侵扰，蔓延
参考例句：
  • The premises were treated for cockroach infestation.因蟑螂成灾，这些房屋集中进行了灭蟑活动。
  • Parts of California are suffering from an infestation of oriental fruit flies.加利福尼亚的部分地区正遭受东方果蝇的大肆侵袭。
3 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
4 provincial Nt8ye     
adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人
参考例句：
  • City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
  • Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。
5 sanitation GYgxE     
n.公共卫生，环境卫生，卫生设备
参考例句：
  • The location is exceptionally poor,viewed from the sanitation point.从卫生角度来看，这个地段非常糟糕。
  • Many illnesses are the result,f inadequate sanitation.许多疾病都来源于不健全的卫生设施。
6 supervision hr6wv     
n.监督，管理
参考例句：
  • The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
  • The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。
7 affected TzUzg0     
adj.不自然的，假装的
参考例句：
  • She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
8 marshes 9fb6b97bc2685c7033fce33dc84acded     
n.沼泽，湿地( marsh的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Cows were grazing on the marshes. 牛群在湿地上吃草。
  • We had to cross the marshes. 我们不得不穿过那片沼泽地。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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