Sri Lanka: 2009 Dengue- 33,081 cases; 334 deaths

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Re: Sri Lanka: Dengue- 289 deaths

Re: Sri Lanka: Dengue- 289 deaths

Source: http://www.dailymirror.lk/DM_BLOG/Sections/frmNewsDetailView.aspx?ARTID=71371

Dengue on the rise as rains cease
Tuesday, December 22, 2009

With the cessation of rain, Dengue has again raised its ugly head and has claimed 13 lives in the Vavuniya district alone within the past two months, according to Health Ministry sources.

More than 650 people are thought to have contracted the disease and have been admitted to various hospitals in the district within this short period. Sources said that special arrangements have been made to arrest the spread of this dreaded disease in Vavuniya and a special medical team has also been dispatched to the district for the purpose.

Meanwhile a slight increase in the spread of Dengue in the Matale and Colombo districts too has been witnessed recently, according to the Ministry.

 

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Re: Sri Lanka: 2009 Dengue- 31,749 cases; 290 deaths

Re: Sri Lanka: 2009 Dengue- 31,749 cases; 290 deaths

Source: http://www.island.lk/2009/12/23/news17.html

Dengue causes 290 deaths

by Dilanthi Jayamanne

The total number of dengue cases recorded since the beginning of the year stands at 31,749, with 290 deaths.

A spokesman for the Health Ministry said yesterday (22) that the highest number of deaths reported had been from Colombo, Gampaha, Kandy, Kurunegala, Ratnapura, and Kegalle. He said the number of dengue cases reported from the Vavuniya District from January to date was 750 while the number of dengue deaths reported was 13.

The Public Health Department of the Colombo Municipal Council said two dengue deaths had been reported in the city last week. One of them was of a child and the other, a nurse serving at the De Soyza Maternity Hospital. A spokesman for the PHD said the number of suspect dengue cases from the beginning of December to date was 160. "However, some of the cases that were referred to us were suffering from viral flu," he said.

The CMC would continue fogging to destroy mosquito breeding places. They would also purchase fogging machines at a cost of two million rupees.

 

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Re: Sri Lanka: 2009 Dengue- 31,749 cases; 290 deaths

Source: http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/12/24/news28.asp

Thursday, 24 December 2009

Dengue raising head in Colombo?

Around 180 cases reported

Shirley Wijesinghe

There has been a sharp increase in the reported number of dengue cases in Colombo city during December, Public Health Department Chief Medical Officer, Colombo Municipality Dr Pradeep Kariyawasam told the Daily News yesterday.

The total number of dengue victims reported from the area under the CMC is 185.

A majority of the cases were recorded from Pettah, Grandpass and Kochchikade of the district 2A of the CMC.

?This situation is serious compared to the last three months,? Dr. Kariyawasam stated.

The measures applied to control mosquitoes such as spraying chemicals and fumigating the locations where mosquitoes breed alone are not sufficient to control disease on a permanent basis.

 

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Re: Sri Lanka: 2009 Dengue- 31,749 cases; 290 deaths

Re: Sri Lanka: 2009 Dengue- 31,749 cases; 290 deaths

Source: http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/12/29/news13.asp

Tuesday, 29 December 2009
Dengue warning in Colombo

Eight hundred and fifty confirmed dengue fever patients have been admitted to hospitals from the city alone with 13 deaths this year, Chief Medical Officer of Health, Colombo, Dr. Pradeep Kariyawasam said.

?Therefore, it is important that we get rid of mosquito breeding sites soon,? he said.

Dr. Kariyawasam said the dengue fever epidemic this year continues unabated in Colombo especially in Colombo city?s central and northern areas.

Investigations conducted by the Public Health Department revealed that there is an increase of mosquito breeding places in and around the residences and institutions in the city. Roof gutters, water storage tanks, drains, ornamental plants, items found in improperly disposed garbage and other places in which rain water can collect are possible breeding sites, he said.

?Eliminate mosquito breeding places in your immediate environment and prevent the spread of dengue fever,? Dr. Kariyawasam said.

 

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Re: Sri Lanka: 2009 Dengue- 31,749 cases; 290 deaths

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Thursday, December 31, 2009
HINI, Dengue fever on the increase in Colombo city
Colombo Central, the worst affected area

By Yohan Perera

The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) yesterday said there had been 7 HINI patients in the Colombo city this month.

Public Health Officer of the CMC Dr. Pradeep Kariyawasam told the Daily Mirror these cases have been reported from Mattakkuliya, Kirillapone, Maligawatte and Dematagoda areas.

Five out of these cases were reported to be children under the age of three while the other two were over 20 years of age.

He said there had been 855 confirmed cases of dengue within the city this year.

Dr. Kariyawasam said there had been 1500 virus cases out of which 855 were confirmed having dengue. He said Colombo Central had been the worst affected area in the city.

The main reason for this was poor sanitary conditions in the city.

Dengue had killed 14 persons in the city during the year according to him. He said many of the city dewellers were not interested in keeping the common places clean.

The CMC has also filed action against 96 hotels during the year. However, Dr. Kariyawasam said most of the hotels were found to be clean during the festive season.

He said the owners might have cleaned up the mess as they were aware that the CMC usually carries out raids during this time of the year.

 

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Re: Sri Lanka: 2009 Dengue- 33,081 cases; 334 deaths

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Monday, January 04, 2010

Cuba gifts bacillus to control dengue and leptospirosis


By Sandun A. Jayasekera

A stock of 30,000 litres of Bacillus Thuringiensis Israelenesis (BTI) to control dengue and leptospirosis will arrive from Cuba by the end of January, a spokesman of the Healthcare and Nutrition Ministry said yesterday.

?The BTI stock is coming as a donation from Cuba to Sri Lanka, and the bacteria will be used for the first time in Sri Lanka to control dengue and leptospirosis, said ministry spokesman W.M.D.Wanninayaka.

The bacteria will be first used as a pilot project in Kandy, Akurana and Gampola. Arrangements have been made to spray BTI from the air using Air Force helicopters. Cabinet has already approved Rs. 200 million for the purpose, said Mr. Wanninayaka.

The bacteria will also be used to destroy rodents, which are the main source of leptospirosis, he said.

Health authorities are worried about the possibility of dengue spreading to epidemic proportions this year and claiming more victims. There were 334 dengue related deaths and 33,081 reported cases of dengue up to yesterday according to the Government Epidemiology Unit.

Healthcare and Nutrition Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva had got down two epidemiologists from Cuba to conduct a study on the use of BTI last year. They had recommended air spraying of BTI as a tried and tested method to control rapidly spreading dengue, said Wanninayaka.

He said there was a slight delay in importing the stock of BTI as it needed Agriculture Ministry approval. Many countries do not use it as a pest or vector control method.

 

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Source: http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=30946

More persons in Jaffna peninsula die of Dengue
[TamilNet, Wednesday, 06 January 2010, 03:18 GMT]

Eleven persons including two school children under ten years of age have died of dengue fever in Jaffna peninsula until Tuesday night, Jaffna Teaching Hospital (JTH) sources said. The number of persons claimed by dengue fever may be more as the cause of the death of some patients has not been found out, the sources added. Lack of preventive measures, medicine, insufficient number of doctors and the disregard shown by the government are the causes for the spread of dengue fever in Jaffna penisula, civil society organizations said.

The regional hospitals in the peninsula keep sending the dengue patients to Jaffna Teaching Hospital which can hardly accommodate all of them.

More than a hundred patients come to JTH daily, hospital sources said.

 

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Source: http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31005

Dengue fever spreads unchecked in Jaffna
[TamilNet, Saturday, 16 January 2010, 07:49 GMT]

Dengue fever which has claimed the lives of 15 persons, including 13 children under thirteen, within the limits of Jaffna Municipal Council (JMC) is spreading fast and unchecked due to negligence of JMC authorities, according to Jaffna Teaching Hospital (JTH) sources. A 7-month-old child died due to dengue fever Thursday in Nalloor, the sources said.

308 persons were admitted to JTC with dengue fever in December while 350 more had been admitted in January alone.

Cases of dengue had been identified in Nalloor, Cha?ndilippaay, Uduththu?rai, Koa?ndaavil and Changkaanai.

No information is available on cases of dengue fever in Vadamaraadchi and Thenmaraadchi.

Divisional Director of Health Services, Dr. N. Ketheeswaran, said that preventive measures in three stages is to be taken to contain the spread of dengue fever with the assistance of the Ministry of Health.