Why does a small mosquito attract a reply from the National Health Commission?

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Min Xiaosheng sincerely asks:

Is there any more annoying animal than mosquitoes?

has been a hot search for mosquitoes in the past two days. The reason for

is that the representatives of the National People's Congress proposed to completely eliminate mosquitoes.

The reply of of the National Health Commission,

resonated with countless people.

△Source: National Health Commission

The National Health Commission mentioned in its reply that

will carry out the patriotic health campaign , and

will comprehensively improve the living environment.

strengthens the research of vector biological control technology,

promotes control work with innovative technologies,

explores environmentally friendly, green and sustainable, economical and applicable mosquito control technologies,

reduces the mosquito density level.

is still relatively weak in research on innovative mosquito control technologies.

The National Health Commission introduced that in recent years, my country's vector biological control work has made great progress. There are 66 standards, which play an important role in the protection of major natural disasters and major activities. The epidemic situation of key vector infectious diseases in my country has remained stable and has shown a downward trend.

Regarding the suggestion made by the representative to "strengthen the research on mosquito control technology", the National Health and Medical Commission replied that since 2008, the national major special project has supported the research on the monitoring of important vector organisms and the detection technology of pathogens related to the transmission of , etc. Breakthrough achievements have been made in efficient automatic sampling devices for vector organisms (mosquitoes), rapid pathogen detection technology, and vector efficiency. However, the research on innovative mosquito control technologies is still relatively weak. Why is

"recommended to eliminate mosquitoes" on the hot search?

Mosquitoes are small, but they are related to the quality of personal life, and are closely related to major social topics such as infectious disease prevention and control and ecological protection.

mosquito bites can transmit more than 80 infectious diseases such as dengue fever , malaria , Japanese encephalitis , yellow fever , Zika fever, West Nile fever and so on. According to data, about 700 million people in the world are infected with various diseases by mosquitoes every year, and 1 in 17 people die.

Many people have been discussing this topic, but in fact, they have seen the importance of this topic, it is a manifestation of their awareness of participation, it is a recognition that this topic has been valued by the deputies of the National People's Congress and the National Health Commission, and it is an expectation for the continuous strengthening of scientific mosquito control.

It is undeniable that killing mosquitoes is indeed very difficult, and sometimes there is a dilemma. Mosquitoes are harmful, but they are completely wiped out, and fish or birds that feed on mosquitoes may face the risk of food shortages, which will lead to the breakage of the biological chain . In addition, some seemingly effective mosquito control methods may also have risks. For example, the use of chemical methods to kill mosquitoes may lead to pollution.

constantly strengthen the scientific management of mosquito control

The National Health and Health Commission mentioned in its reply that it is constantly strengthening the scientific management of mosquito control.

actively carry out vector biological monitoring, has 1097 national-level vector biological monitoring sites, forming a "three-in-one" monitoring network of mosquito and other vector biological ecology, etiology and drug resistance, is mosquito and mosquito-borne infection monitoring network It provides a scientific basis for disease risk assessment, prediction and early warning, and control planning, and also provides a decision-making basis for the scientific selection of insecticides for mosquito control.

Regarding the proposal put forward by the representative to "improve the level of environmental sanitation and carry out a solid patriotic sanitation campaign", the reply mentioned that the National Health Commission, together with the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and other departments, vigorously Promote urban and rural environmental sanitation and cleanliness, focus on urban and rural garbage, sewage, and toilets, strengthen infrastructure construction, and carry out centralized environmental sanitation improvement in key areas such as old communities, urban-rural junctions, and markets.

z50In response to the requirements of different stages of the new crown pneumonia epidemic prevention and control and the characteristics of seasonal infectious diseases and vector organisms, z

seized the key time nodes and deployed several rounds of patriotic health special actions in spring, autumn, and "welcoming new year" across the country to guide localities. We will clean up mosquito breeding sites, improve the sanitation of human settlements, reduce the density of vector organisms such as mosquitoes from the source, prevent and control the spread of mosquito-borne infectious diseases, and create a clean and tidy urban and rural living environment.

"The possibility of human extinction of mosquitoes is extremely small "

From the reply of the National Health and Medical Commission, we can see that we can use new technologies and new means to reduce the density of mosquitoes, to reduce the probability of mosquito-borne diseases.

So, is it possible for mosquitoes to go extinct?

First of all, as mentioned above, the mosquito has become an indispensable link in the biological chain, and it has become an important food for many fish and birds. The consequences of rashly destroying the ecological chain are self-evident.

In addition, Zhao Tongyan, a media biologist at the Academy of Military Medical Sciences, pointed out in an interview with the media that urban environmental changes have an impact on the number of mosquitoes that survive, but mosquitoes will not go extinct. Zhao Tongyan believes that it is extremely unlikely that humans will wipe out mosquitoes.

From this point of view, rather than making mosquitoes extinct, how to reduce the density of mosquitoes and reduce the probability of mosquito-borne diseases is the top priority.

Produced by: Minsheng Weekly (ID: msweekly) New Media Department

Source: People's Daily Online , Beijing Youth Daily Beiqing Net, Yangcheng Evening News

Responsible Editor: Liu Yeye

Editor-in-Chief: Cui Jingfang

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