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Sri Lankan officials prepare for possible dengue outbreak
Fri, Jun 11, 2010
Sri Lankan health officials say they are stepping up efforts to avoid a dengue outbreak in the capital, Colombo. According to the UN's Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN), the Ministry of Health's Epidemiology Unit says that 1,806 dengue cases were reported in the city in May.
At least 76 killed by dengue outbreak in Sri Lanka
Fri, May 21, 2010
Over 75 people have been killed and over 13,500 people have been infected by dengue fever between January and the end of April, according to Sri Lankan media reports. According to Asia News, epidemiologists with the Dengue Eradication Program have warned that the disease could spread because of the coming rainy season.
Sri Lanka says 63 have died from dengue fever outbreak this year
Fri, Apr 02, 2010
Sri Lanka's Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health reported that a dengue fever outbreak in the country has taken the lives of 63 people so far this year, the Colombo Page newspaper reported. A total of 10,950 dengue cases have been reported so far this year, versus 3,096 cases reported during the same period last year, the newspaper reported.
Northern Sri Lanka dengue fever epidemic slows
Fri, Mar 12, 2010
Caused largely by late monsoon rains at the end of 2009, some districts in Sri Lanka have been severely affected by an epidemic of dengue fever, the UN Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) reported. According to Sri Lanka's government Epidemiology Unit data, the worst-affected district by the mosquito-borne disease is Jaffna, which tallied about 1,580 dengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever cases that were reported through hospital admissions for both January and February 2010, The Nation reported on Sunday (March 7).
Dengue fever epidemic resurfaces in Sri Lanka
Fri, Mar 05, 2010
Dengue fever, a disease that afflicted 2,227 people in Sri Lanka in 2009, is spreading once again, especially in Sri Lanka's northern Jaffna peninsula, according to data released by the Epidemiology Unit of Sri Lanka. The number of infected with the mosquito-borne disease has passed 8,000 in the first two months of 2010, with 46 of them being fatal, according to the Epidemiology Unit on February 26.
Over 25,000 dengue fever cases in Sri Lanka as other Southeast Asian countries look to curb its spread
Fri, Sep 04, 2009
Dengue fever continues to thrive and infect people in Sri Lanka. This week, the number of cases increased to 25,121, including 245 deaths, from last week's total of 24,395, the Epidemiological Unit of the Health Ministry said on Thursday (September 3).
Dengue leaves 245 dead in Sri Lanka
Fri, Aug 28, 2009
The Epidemiological Unit of Sri Lanka's Health Ministry reported Thursday (August 27) that the number of dengue cases in the country has risen to 24,395 while 245 people died of the disease. According to the Xinhua news agency, of the cases this year, the highest number of patients was reported from June, totaling 7,048, followed by July with 6,858 cases.
240 deaths reported as dengue fever continues to spread in Sri Lanka
Thu, Aug 20, 2009
As of Thursday (Aug 20), the number of dengue fever cases in Sri Lanka slightly increased from the day before, reaching 23,791 cases, including 240 deaths, the Epidemiological Unit of Sri Lanka's Health Ministry reported. On Wednesday (Aug 19), 23,652 cases had been confirmed with 240 casualties.
Nearly 23,000 affected by dengue in Sri Lanka
Fri, Aug 14, 2009
Sri Lankan officials said Friday (August 14) that the number of dengue cases in Sri Lanka has risen to 22,849 while 232 people have died from the disease this year. According to the Epidemiological Unit of the Health Ministry, the highest number of patients was reported in June, with a total of 7,050, followed by July with 6,714 cases, Xinhua news agency reported.
Sri Lanka reports increase in dengue fever cases over last year
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
Sri Lanka's Epidemiological Unit of the Ministry of Health said Monday (Aug 3) that the number of deaths due to dengue fever in the country had risen to 227, while a total of 20,896 cases have been reported, according to the Colombo Page and China's official Xinhua news agency. This is a sharp increase from last year, in which 4,156 dengue cases and 85 deaths were reported in all of 2008, according to Xinhua and the Colombo Page.
Sri Lanka says dengue deaths in the country rise to 180
Fri, Jul 24, 2009
Sri Lankan officials said that the number of dengue deaths in the country has risen to 180, while 18,030 cases in total have been reported thus far. Officials from the Epidemiology Unit of the Health Ministry said Saturday (July 18), that the highest number of cases were reported in June (7005), which represents a sharp increase as 4,156 cases and 85 deaths were reported for all of 2008, according to the Xinhua news agency.
Dengue fever outbreak in Sri Lanka kills 168 among more than 15,000 infections
Fri, Jul 10, 2009
Sri Lanka's dengue fever outbreak continues to escalate countrywide with at least 168 deaths among 15,500 reported cases, making it one of the country's worst dengue outbreaks in years, the UN Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) reported the country's Ministry of Health as saying on Thursday (July 9). Since the outbreak developed in January, the month of June was the hardest-hit, reporting 6,600 dengue cases.
Dengue fever kills 152 among 12,000 infected in Sri Lanka
Thu, Jul 02, 2009
The Sri Lankan government continues to battle a dengue fever outbreak that has afflicted over 13,000 people in the country this year with at least 156 deaths reported to health authorities, the Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday (June 30). On June 19, Xinhua reported the Sri Lankan government saying that dengue fever casualties were at 146 among more than 10,000 infected patients.
UN says children in Sri Lanka's displaced camps malnourished
Fri, Jun 26, 2009
A senior UN official said Friday (June 26) that the high rate of malnutrition reported among displaced people in Sri Lanka's northern regions is a cause for concern, the BBC reported. According to the BBC, the UN's special representative on children and armed conflict said that the government should set up special feeding programs.
Displaced camps in Sri Lanka report outbreaks of chickenpox and hepatitis
Fri, Jun 26, 2009
In Sri Lanka's northeastern district of Vavuniya, hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the electoral district of Vanni are in need of urgent health services, according to the TamilNet website on Saturday (June 20). The UN's top official in Sri Lanka said conditions at a huge-government-run camp for IDPs called Menik Farm are still unsatisfactory, despite some improvements, the UN Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) reported.
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