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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]
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 2017. [104] Sri Lankan health authorities warned that the country was facing a dengue epidemic with at least 301 patients dead. [105]
In 2017, there was a rise in the number of dengue fever cases reported in the island country of Sri Lanka. The peak of the outbreak occurred during the mid-year monsoon season with more than 40,000 cases reported in July alone, far exceeding historical highs. By the end of the year, the total number of dengue cases had risen to 186,101. [1]
PAHO, a United Nations agency, has confirmed more than 5.2 million cases of dengue across the Americas this year, an over 48% jump from the 3.5 million cases the group reported late last month.
In Brazil, where dengue is often called breakbone fever for the severe joint pain it causes, cases have more than doubled in the first week of January compared to the same period last year.
NewsFirst or News 1st is a Sri Lankan news organization owned by the Capital Maharaja Organization Ltd. [1] News 1st primarily broadcasts news, live on three TV channels (Sirasa TV, Shakthi TV, TV 1, five radio channels (Sirasa FM, Yes FM, Shakthi FM, Y FM and Legends FM), three websites in Sinhala, English & Tamil languages, and social media platforms (YouTube, Facebook, Twitter).
Most dengue fever patients recover in a week, but in severe cases the disease can be life-threatening and require hospitalization since it can result in shock, internal bleeding and even death.
The ITN broadcast coverage extends to 99% of the island of Sri Lanka. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The ITN channel is the flagship television channel of ITN Ltd. ITN further operates three FM radio stations; Lakhanda (Former ITN FM), the Sinhala language service; Vasantham FM, the Tamil language service and Prime Radio , the English language service.
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