ニューヨーク・タイムズさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ニューヨーク・タイムズInstagram)「New York City, with its 5,600 acres of wetlands, 150,000 storm drains and miles of ancient sewer tunnel, is a sprawling mosquito paradise. It is home to 47 species of Culicidae and, for the past 25 years, it has also been breeding grounds for a summertime West Nile virus outbreak. Last year had the highest number of human West Nile cases since 1999, when the virus first appeared in the Western Hemisphere in Queens and killed four New Yorkers. Waheed Bajwa, an entomologist who has spent 21 years heading the city health department’s Office of Vector Surveillance and Control, earlier this year was chasing the goal he had never achieved: to make it through an entire New York summer without a single human case of West Nile. Dr. Bajwa’s war against mosquitoes and West Nile is waged by air and ground, covering the swamps of Staten Island and the manholes of the Upper West Side. So what exactly is involved in this war? Our reporter, @andylocal2 went to the frontlines of the mosquito battle with Dr. Bajwa and his team. Tap the link in our bio to see the mosquitos in action. Photos by @ddrios and @dave_sanders」9月1日 23時18分