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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]
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.
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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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
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 ...
More than 4,500 locally acquired dengue cases have been reported in Puerto Rico, compared to less than 1,300 last year and even fewer the year before. The new research, which has not yet been ...