(1). Spray Shows Promise in Malaria Study in Benin
室内喷洒杀虫剂可减少疟疾传播
(2). This is the VOA Special English Health Report.
这里是美国之音慢速英语健康报道。
(3). The fight against malaria has two main targets: the parasite itself and the mosquito that carries the parasite. Insecticides target the mosquito. But over time the insects develop resistance to the chemicals. This has been happening with current mosquito killers, including chemicals known as pyrethroids.
抗击疟疾有两个主要目标:寄生虫本身,以及携带疟原虫的蚊虫。杀虫剂的目标是蚊虫。但随着时间的推移,蚊虫会对化学品产生耐药性。这种情况已经发生在当前的杀虫剂上,其中包括被称为菊酯类杀虫剂的化学品。
(4).
There were fewer mosquito bites in homes sprayed with bendiocarb. More importantly, none of the three hundred fifty-thousand people who lived there got malaria-infected mosquito bites during the test.
(5). Peter Hotez heads the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, which published the research.
彼得·霍特兹是发表了这一报告的美国热带医学和卫生学会的负责人。
(6).
Bendiocarb is widely used against a number of different insects. The insecticide is considered relatively safe when used as directed. It has not been shown to cause cancer, and it passes quickly out of the bodies of humans and other mammals.