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Today, dengue cases are declining in Sri Lanka, with 25,067 total cases in 2021. [14] Dengue is still present with new strains (serotypes DENV-3 and DENV-4) becoming more prominent and threatening future outbreaks. [7] Combined with the COVID-19 pandemic, there is still immense pressure on healthcare and trade networks.
Dengue was first serologically confirmed in the country in 1962. A Chikungunya outbreak followed in 1965. In the early 1970s two type of dengue dominated in Sri Lanka: DENV-1 type1 and DENV-2 type 2. A total of 51 cases and 15 deaths were reported in 1965–1968. From 1989 onward, dengue fever has become endemic in Sri Lanka. [4]
The COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus. The first case of the virus in Sri Lanka was confirmed on 27 January 2020, after a 44-year-old Chinese woman from Hubei , China , was admitted to ...
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A Dengue fever outbreak in the Indian state of Kerala in May and June 2017 had caused 6808 confirmed infections and 13 deaths by June 16. [102] In Sri Lanka, there were 180,000 reported cases in 2017. [103] The majority of cases being reported from the Western province. The highest numbers of dengue cases were reported during the 20 week of ...
The total number of COVID-19 positive cases in Sri Lanka surpasses 500,000. [220] Total number of COVID-19 deaths in Sri Lanka exceeds 12,000 with 84 more deaths. [221] 23 September – Total number of COVID-19 deaths in Sri Lanka exceeds 12,500 with 82 more deaths. [222]
As Peru grapples with one the world’s worst SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks, another virus is starting to raise alarm: dengue. In hard-hit Peru, worry mounts over both COVID-19 and dengue Skip to main content
3 January − A Harbin Y-12 light transport aircraft crashes near Haputale.All four people on board, which were members of the Sri Lanka Air Force, are killed. [1]25 January − The first reported case of COVID-19 in Sri Lanka was identified and the victim was reported to be a Chinese woman.