October 11, 2024. Dengue situation in Sri Lanka. 40,109 cases and 19 deaths

October 11, 2024

Health authorities Sri Lanka more than 40,000 cases reported dengue this year (40,109 cases and 19 deaths).

Western Province has the highest number of cases at 42.3 percent of the total. Northern Province had the second highest number of cases with 12 percent, while Central Province came in third with 10.3 percent.

In the Western Province, the district of Colombo the largest number of cases was registered – 10,027. Gampaha The province comes next with 4,698 cases.

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More information about dengue in Sri Lanka

• The disease is considered endemic in the country. Seasonal transmission with two peaks coinciding with monsoon rains from June to July and October to December (most cases occur between June and July).
• A nationally notifiable disease since 1996.
• The current circulating serotype is DENV-3, formerly DENV-2 (2017).
• Status report:
  • 2024. August 8 – 33,518 cases and 14 deaths; July 14. This year there are more than 30 thousand cases. Especially in Colombo and Gampaha; June 21 – 27,121 cases and 9 deaths; May 25 – 23,000 cases and 9 deaths; May 12 22,943 cases, 9 deaths; SE14 20897 cases; SE10 18,556 cases; February 26. Over 15,000 cases and 5 deaths; January 26: 7,299 cases and 3 deaths, especially in Western Province.
  • 2023. 88,000 cases and 57 deaths; 22 December Jaffna District in Northern Province; December 12 80,222 cases this year; November 28 – 74,804 cases; November 20 – 72,840 cases; September 1 – 58,668 cases; June 27 – 47,964 cases and 27 deaths; June: 42,184 cases, 22 deaths; May 30,000 cases
  • 2022. June, March
  • 2021. Maybe
  • 2020. August, June, May
  • 2019. The country has reported 99,120 cases. December, situation in Matara, November, October, June.
  • 2018. The country has reported 51,659 cases.
  • 2017. The country has recorded 186,101 cases.
  • 1996. It is considered a notifiable disease on the island.
  • 1962. The first case and the first epidemic were registered in 1965-1966.

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