Na'e Tū'uta Fēfē Mahaki Tu'ufonua “Zika” ‘i he Ngaahi ‘Otu Motu Pasifikí? ^Featured

Na'e anga fēfē ‘a e tū'uta mai ‘a e mahaki Zika vailasi (ZIKV) ki he Pasifikí, ‘o a’u mai eni ki Tongá ni? Ko e toko 19 eni kuo faka-papau’i mei he kau talatala mahaki ‘e toko 900; mahiki hake mei he kau talatala mahaki ‘e 265 uike ‘e ua (2) kuo ‘osí; kau ai mo e fa'ē ‘e toko tolu (3) kuo nau tu’itu’ia; ’o fakahā kuo tō e mahaki tu'ufonua ni ‘i Tongá.

Ko e faka-matala ia ’a e Potungāue Mo'uí, Dr. Reynold ‘Ofanoa. Ka na'e fou mai mei fe'ia? Pea na'e ‘omai ‘e hai ‘a e mahakí ni? Ko e ngaahi fehu'i ia ‘oku te'eki ai veteki ‘e he kau mataotao mo'ui leleí. ‘Oku mahalo'i pē ko e tokotaha na'e ha'u, pe na’e fou mai, ‘i he ngaahi ‘otu motu kuo tō ai ‘a e ZIKV, pea kuo huhu ‘e he fanga namu ‘o Tongá ni ‘o faka-mafola ‘i he fonuá kotoa.

Pea ‘oku lolotonga tāfu’ua ai e kau saienisi mo e kau toketā ‘o e WHO (World Health Organization) ‘i he Pule’anga Fakatahataha ‘o Māmaní (UN). Ko Dr. David L. Heymann, sea ‘o e WHO ki he Kōmiti Faka-fokifā ‘o e ZIKV, pea mo Dr. Margaret Chan ko e Talēkita Lahi ‘o e WHO, na’a na faka-matala ki he kau faiongoongó ‘i Geneva, Switzerland, ‘i he ‘aho 01 Fēpueli, 2016.

Pea na’e pulusi ‘e he The New York Times, mo e Associated Press, pea faka-papau’i ‘e he makasini Pilitānia ko e The Economist na’e kau ki ai ‘a e faka-totolo ki he kōlomú ni. Ko e ZIKV ‘oku faka-mafola ia ‘e he fanga namu (Aedes aegypti; Aedes albopictus) ‘o e ngaahi fonua māfaná ‘i he talopiki (Lat’ 23.26’ tokelau mo e tonga ‘o e ‘Ikuetá), vaha’a ‘o e “tropics of Cancer” mo e “tropics of Capricorn” ‘o e ‘Ikuetá.

Pea ‘oku fk-tu'utāmakí ki he ngaahi fa'ē mo ‘enau ngaahi pēpē te'eki fanau'i ‘i he mahaki ko e “maikolōsefeli” (microcephaly). Kuo fanauii mai ‘a e pēpē ‘oku fōsiii hono ‘ulú, pea kuo maumau ‘o ‘ikai faka-tupu haohaoa hono ‘atamaí.

Na'e Fou Mai ‘a e Vailasí Zika Mei Fe'ia?

Kuo fk-mahalo’i (hypothesize) ‘e he kau mataotao ‘o e WHO ’oku fetu'utaki ‘a e mahaki ZIKV mo e maikolōsefelí. Ka ‘oku te'eki ai faka-papau'i pe ko e fetu'utaki feohi (correlation), pe ko e fetu'utaki faka-tupu (direct cause and effect) ‘e he ZIKV ‘a e maikolōsefeli. Ko e mafola lahitaha ‘a e ZIKV ‘i māmaní kuo hoko ia ‘i Brazil, pea kuo lahi ai mo e ‘iloa ‘o e maikolōsefelí.

Na’e fuoloa e e'a ‘a e mahakí ni ‘i hono fua ‘ilo fo'ou ’i he 1947 ‘a ia ko e ta’u eni ‘e 68 mo e te’eki aipē fekumi ‘a e WHO ke hu'i ha faito’o huhu ke ta'ofi ‘aki ‘ene mafolá. ‘I he faka-totolo ‘a e kau siaenisí ki he mofi-engeengá ‘i he vaotā ‘i Zika, Uganda, na’a nau faka-‘aonga’i ‘a e fanga ngeli ‘oku ui ko e “Rhesus” ke tauhele’i e fanga namu (Aedes) kenau huhu e fanga ngelí. Ka ‘i hono sivi’i ‘o e toto ‘o e fanga ngelí na’e ‘asi ‘a e vailasi fo'ou, pea nau faka-hingoa ko e “Zika”, ‘oku ui faka-saienisi ko e ZIKV.

Ka na'e toki mahiki ‘a e ZIKV mei he pule’anga ‘o e fanga-monumanú (animal kingdom) ki he fa'ahinga ‘o e tangatá ‘i he 1952 ‘i Uganda pē, pea mo e Lipapuliki Faka-tahataha ‘o Tanzania, ‘Afilika. ‘I he faka-matala ‘a e kau mataotao ‘a e WHO, na'e te'eki ai tō ‘o mafola fk-tu'utāmaki ‘i māmani ‘o a'u mai ki he 2007.

‘Osi ia e ta'u ‘e 50, ko e kau puke pē ‘e toko 14 ‘o e ZIKV ne ‘iloa ‘i māmani. Pea ‘i he 2007, na’e puke ‘a e toko 50 ‘i Filipaini. ‘Oku faka-mahalo'i na'e ‘ohake ‘e he kau fefolau'aki mei ‘Afilika ki Filipaini, ‘o huhu ai ‘e ha namu “Aedes” ‘o toki huhu ki he kau Filipinó. Ka e faka-misiteli ‘a ‘ene tō faka-fokifā maile ‘e 800 (1,287.5 km) ki he hahaké ‘i he ‘otu motu Micronesia, ko Yap.

Pea hili mei ai ‘a e ta'u ‘e ono (6), pea tō lahi ’i Tahiti ‘i he 2013. Ne mafola ai ki Lalotonga, Rapanui, mo e ngaahi vahe-fonua ‘o Falanisē ‘i he Pasifikí. ‘Oku faka-mahalo'i na’e ‘ave ‘a e ZIKV ki Brazil ‘e he kau va'inga soka ‘a Tahiti ‘i he 2013.

‘Ikai Ha Faito'o Ta'ofi ‘Aki ZIKV

Pea kuo a'u ‘a e mafola ‘o e ZIKV ko e mahaki tu'ufonua ‘i Brazil ‘o a'u ki he toko 1.5 miliona kuo nau puke ai; na'e a'u ki he toko 3,935 ‘o e fānau ne fanau'i mai mo e mahaki maikolōsefelí. Na'e a'u ‘o 60% ‘o e kakaí ‘o e tokolahi ‘o Tahití na’a nau puke ‘i he ZIKV, ka ko e fā'ele pe ‘e toko 42 na'e ma'u ‘e he kalasi mahaki ‘e taha ko e Guillain-Barre. ‘Oku kāingataha ‘a e Guillain-Barre mo e maikolōsefelí.

Ne fakahā mai ‘e he kau ngāue o'ui lelei ‘a Tahiti na'a nau ngāue'aki ‘a e faito'o ki he “dengue” mo e "chikungunya". ‘I he faka-matala ‘a Dr. Cao-Lormeau mo hono kaungā ngāue ‘i he sēnolo Clinical Microbiology and Infection:

“Ko hono ‘ohofi ‘e he ZIKV ‘a e kau tau malu'i ‘o e sinó, kau ai e ngaahi neave, ‘o hoko ai ‘a e mamatea ‘a e uouá ‘o liunga 20 hono ngaahi langa mo e mamahí.”

Ka ‘oku te'eki ai foki ke ‘i ai ha faito'o malu'i ke ta'ofi'aki ‘a e mahakí ni. Pea ‘oku ‘i ai e faka-anga'i ‘o e kau ngāue ‘a e WHO ko e te’eki ai ma'u ha faito'o ke huhu-ta'ofi ‘aki ‘a e ZIKV. Ko e mahinotahá pe ko e faka-‘ehi'ehi mei he huhu ‘a e fanga namú. ‘Uluakitahá pe, ko e faka'auha e lata’anga fanau ‘a e fanga namú.

Hoko ki ai ke tui e ngaahi vala nima-lōloa, talausese lōloa, pea faka-‘conga'i ‘a e milimili moe “spray” ta’ofi-namú, pea mohe ‘i he mohenga tainamu. ‘Oku toe faka-tokanga foki ki he kakai fefiné ke ta’ofi ‘enau mohe mo ha tangata kuo ‘osi huhu ‘ehe namú. Ka ‘oku faingata'a ke ta'ofi ia, he ‘oku 70% ‘a e feitama ta'e palani ‘i he Pasifikí. Tukukehe ‘o ka mavahe ‘a e fefine kuo tu'itu'iá ki ha fonua ‘oku si'isi'i ai ‘a e fanga namu “Aedes”.

(Ko e taukei fa’utohi ‘iloa ‘a Sione A. Mokofisi ‘i he mītia Tongá mo ‘Amelika foki. ‘Oku lolotonga Talēkita English-Journalism & Business Management ‘i he Tonga International Academy, Havelu, Tongatapu. Na'e kamata 'ene manako fa'utohi 'i Liahona High School, pea hokoatu 'o 'ētita 'i he nusipepa 'a e BYU-Hawaii; ma'u BS Electronics Communications; Travel Industry Management Diploma; mo e lēsoni si'i 'i he Mass Communications, pea moe ngaahi pulusi kehekehe. Kuo ma'u MBA mei he University of Phoenix-Arizona. E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

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