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Malawi floods threaten animals and communities with disease马拉维洪水引发传染病, 危及当地牲畜和社区17 February 2015 2015年2月17日Were supplying medical treatment to more than a hundred thousand animals in Chikwawa, Malawi - where communities have been devastated by heavy rain.我们正在为马拉维奇克瓦瓦地区超过十万只牲畜提供医疗救治-当地社区被洪水淹没Between December 2014 and January 2015, Malawi experienced an exceptionally heavy rainfall, exacerbated by cyclone Chedza. The result was devastation for communities and animals, especially in the South of the country.从2014年12月到2015年1月期间，受飓风查德扎影响，马拉维经历了超乎寻常的强降雨，给当地社区和牲畜带来巨大灾难，尤其是马拉维南部地区。On 13 January 2015, the President of Malawi declared a State of Disaster in 15 affected districts (out of a total 28).2015年1月13日，马拉维总统宣布其中15个受灾区的程度（共28个受灾区）为国家灾难。In Malawi, animals are mostly free range, so thankfully many were able to escape to higher ground when they sensed the floods coming.在马拉维，牲畜大多是自由放养，正是得益于这种饲养模式，才使得许多牲畜在预感到洪水来临前能够逃离到更高的地方。But the rain has left behind a huge number of animal health problems, including pneumonia, wounds, lumpy skin disease and , caused by water-logged soil.?An estimated 37% of animals (355,000 out of 947,000) in poor farming households in Chikwawa have succumbed to disease as a result of the floods.但暴雨带来了大量牲畜疾病，由于土壤长期被水浸泡使牲畜患上了肺炎、外伤、牛结节性疹、乳腺炎以及腐蹄病。在奇克瓦瓦地区，约有37%由贫穷农户饲养的牲畜（947,000中的355,000头）因这场洪水而患病。We have been asked by Malawis Director of Veterinary Services to help communities and their animals in the Chikwawa region - working alongside the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, as well as the Chikwawa District Veterinary Officer.马拉维兽医服务总监希望我们帮助奇克瓦瓦的社区和牲畜进行灾后恢复-与国家农业和食品安全部以及奇克瓦瓦区的兽医官携手合作。Over the next two weeks, well be providing drugs, dewormers, vaccines and vet supplies to directly treat 111,840 animals. Thats 21,240 cattle, 90,000 chickens, 500 goats and 100 dogs. Were hoping to benefit nearly 2,500 households who have cattle and 7,500 who have chickens.在接下来的两周里，我们将提供药物、驱虫药、疫苗和兽医用品，为111,840头牲畜直接进行治疗。这些牲畜包括21,240头牛，90,000只鸡，500头羊以及100条狗。我们希望此举能使近2,