Dengue cases surge in Sri Lanka following floods
Posted by Editor on December 1, 2024 - 8:21 am
(Photograph by Paul Howell and Frank Hadley Collins, Center for Disease Control Public Health Image Library)
A special dengue prevention program has been implemented in the Northern and Eastern regions in Sri Lanka, which faced flood disaster situations.
Dr. Lahiru Kodithuwakku, a community medicine specialist from the National Dengue Control Unit, advises the public to eliminate mosquito breeding sites.
So far this year, 45,448 dengue cases have been reported in the country, with the highest number, 19,487 cases, reported from the Western Province. Meanwhile, 22 people have died due to dengue infection.
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