Hukumar lafiya ta Birtaniya ta bayyana a ranar Asabar, 21 ga Maris, cewa adadin mutanen da aka tabbatar sun kamu da cutar meningitis wadda ke haifar da cocci ya karu daga 29 zuwa 34, daga ciki 23 suna cikin kawo kakkarfar ganowa. Wannan karuwar ta biyo bayan samun sabbin mutanen biyu da suka kamu cikin kwanakin da suka gabata, kuma an tabbatar da cewa har yanzu ana binciken wasu mutum guda 11.
A cikin kokarin da gwamnati take yi domin yaki da annobar, sama da 400 mutane sun taru a safiyar ranar Asabar a cikin jami’a ta Kent don samun allurar rigakafi daga meningitis B, wanda ke cikin tsarin crus na vaksin da hukumar lafiya take gudanarwa. Tun daga fara wannan aikin rigakafi, an riga an bayar da allura guda 5841 da kuma allura guda 11033 na maganin cutar a Kundin Kent, wanda shine yanki mafi shafa da wancan annoba a cewar Hukumar Lafiya ta Jama'a ta Birtaniya (UKHSA).
Yadda Ake Yaki da Annobar
Wannan aikin yana kunshe da daliban jami’a da duk wanda ya halarci kulob din kimiya a Canterbury tsakanin 5 zuwa 7 ga Maris, wanda aka yi tsammanin shi ne tushen yaduwar cutar, tare da abokan harka da dangi na wadanda suka kamu. An samu mutuwar wata daliba mai shekaru 18 da wani dalibi mai shekaru 21 daga jami’ar Kent wanda suka samu wannan cutar.
Shi ya zama wajibi a lura cewa, jariran da za a haifa a Birtaniya sun riga sun samu rigakafi daga meningitis B tun daga shekarar 2015, amma sababbin al'umma da suka haifu kafin wannan shekara har yanzu ba su da kariya. Ministan lafiya, Wes Streeting, ya bayyana wannan annoba ta meningitis a matsayin “sabuwar matsala”. A bangarensa, Firaministan Birtaniya, Keir Starmer, ya kira mutane da suka ziyarci kulob din kimiya su garzaya don karbar maganin cutar.
Bayani Kan Matsalar
Shugaban hukumar lafiya a Kent, Anjan Gosh, ya bayyana a ranar Jumma'a cewa, “karamin wuri mai rarrabawa” na iya bayyana a wasu sassa na kasar, idan har akwai dalibai da suka bar Kent suna cikin lokacin jindadin cutar, amma ya tabbatar cewa za a iya 'saukar da hankali' kan wannan tare da tabbatar da cewa hadarin yaduwar cutar a tsakanin mutane yana da karancin gaske. A wata hanya, an rahoto karin daya a Faransa, inda hukumomin lafiya na Faransa suka tabbatar a ranar Laraba cewa wani wanda ya ziyarci jami'ar Kent ya kasance cikin asibiti yana cikin yanayi mai kyau.
Illarin Kwayar Cutar
Karuwar cutar kan mutane yana da mahimmanci ga lafiyar al’umma, musamman ma ga matasa. Rashin sauri wajen daukar matakin rigakafi na iya haifar da yaduwar cutar cikin sauri a cikin al’umma. An yi koyi da rayuwa da ilimin shan magani da kuma nasu a cikin al'ummar matasa domin dakile yaduwar cutar. Saboda haka, ya zama wajibi ga dukkanin mutane su karbi wannan allura domin rage yiwuwar kamuwa da cutar.
Muhimmanci Na wannan Matsala
Wannan labari yana da matukar muhimmanci domin yana nuna yadda cutar mai hadari ke iya shafar lafiya ta mutane, musamman matasa. Hakanan yana bayyana yadda hukumomin lafiya suke kawo martani cikin gaggawa da inganci don kokarin dakile wannan matsala da kuma hana yaduwarta.