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原标题：新冠疫情期间澳新州家庭暴力增长造成的经济损失高达33亿澳元人民网悉尼9月13日电 据《澳大利亚人报》报道，一项由新南威尔士州社会服务和家庭暴力委员会以及其他高峰机构委托进行的新研究发现，在新冠疫情的第一年也就是2020年，有 6万名妇女首次遭受虐待，另有4.5万名妇女在家中遭受更严重的暴力行为。

二 |     More than 1,000 of the slow-moving creatures have been wrangled in New Port Richey since June 23, when the first one was discovered. The snails not only eat hundreds of types of plants, they also crawl up the sides of buildings and consume the calcium from the stucco and plaster found there before leaving behind their droppings.,"These snails could be devastating to Florida agriculture and natural areas as they cause extensive damage to tropical and subtropical environments," the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (FDACS) warned.,Beyond the damage to plants and buildings, the snails carry with them a dangerous threat to humans, too. Rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) most often infect the lungs of rats and other rodents, but can be transmitted through their digestive system. The lungworm larvae is then found in rat feces, which then infect the snails.,Humans can come into contact with the lungworms either by eating undercooked snails, fruits and vegetables contaminated by the infected snails, or consuming undercooked frogs and crabs that have snacked on a sick snail. While the parasite sometimes dies in a human’s central nervous system, other times it can travel through the brain and cause meningitis: a swelling around the brain and spinal cord which can lead to paralysis, comas, and death.,Thankfully, thus far scientists have yet to detect rat lungworm in the snails that have been wrangled in Pasco County, says Greg Hodges, who is an assistant director of the Florida Department of Agriculture’s Division of Plant Industry.,“Let me assure you, we will eradicate these snails. We have done it twice before, and we will do it again – it is not a question of if, but when. Together, let’s locate, communicate, and eradicate, so Florida can again be GALS free,” said Florida Commissioner Nikki Fried.,The state of Florida has set up a quarantine that runs from the northwest corner of the U.S. 19-Ridge Road intersection, and east to Little Road and south to Trouble Creek Road in New Port Richey, Pasco County. In this quarantine area, residents are restricted from touching or moving found snails, as well as plants, soil, compost, and yard waste. Those who do find any other snails are asked to contact state authorities.,At least 30 state employees are searching for the snails and are being assisted by dogs trained to sniff out the invasive critters. Authorities are also using metaldehyde to kill the snails, a pesticide that affects their mucus production and causes lethal dehydration.,The last time Florida dealt with a snail invasion, those giant African snails were dark gray and brown, but now? Authorities are finding the snails to have whiter, cream-colored bodies and dark shells. These newer snails are heavily sought after in the pet trade industry, but in Florida it is illegal to import or own a giant African snail without a permit. However, Florida state authorities have discovered individuals doing just that.。同时，近5000名女性面临着保持暴力关系或无家可归的选择。新州社会服务委员会首席执行官乔安娜·奎尔蒂警告说，鉴于结果仅基于新冠疫情的第一年，家庭暴力的发生率现在可能更高。“这项研究呈现了一幅可怕的画面，即新州有太多女性被剥夺了在自己家中感到安全的基本人权，”她说，“考虑到除2020年的封锁之外，澳家庭在自然灾害和隔离限制方面经历了更多压力，因此该研究可能低估了问题及其影响”。

三 | 此外，研究还发现原住民妇女和残疾妇女受到家庭暴力的影响尤为严重，其中布莱克敦、悉尼内西南部和帕拉马塔的妇女受影响最大。增加使用卫生和社会服务、生产力损失以及刑事司法、儿童保护和收入支持系统的成本，都是对经济造成33亿澳元打击的因素。

四 | 如果将疼痛、痛苦、残疾和过早死亡因素考虑在内，到2025年，家庭暴力对新南威尔士州经济造成的损失将达到惊人的240亿澳元。

五 | 新州政府将减少家庭暴力列为“州长的优先事项”。然而，最近的预算估算听证会被告知，自2015年以来，累犯率增加了11%。报告中的建议包括每年将州政府的资金增加5亿澳元，并在未来10年内每年投资5000套额外的社会住房单元。新州妇女安全和家庭暴力和性暴力预防部长娜塔莉·沃德表示，佩罗特政府正致力于解决住房危机，去年已经宣布了创纪录的 4.843 亿澳元的家庭暴力资金，用于为遭受家庭暴力的妇女和儿童提供住房庇护和相关支持。“受害者不仅要在家中感到安全，还要有信心在社区中充分发挥自己的潜力”，她说。新州家庭暴力临时首席执行官埃莉斯·菲利普斯表示，该报告证实了对支持服务的需求增加，称新冠肺炎为家庭暴力服务提供的“一次性”资金“不足”。“现在是时候紧急增加面向受害者的家庭支助服务的基线资金，以使受害者幸存者获得及时和有效的支持”，她说，“我们还需要看到更多的社会住房投资，这样妇女和儿童就可以安全地离开暴力关系”。(实习生 代家萁)返回搜狐，查看更多责任编辑：