Sri Lanka logs 700 Dengue cases in seven days

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Colombo, June 08 (Daily Mirror) - A total of 700 cases were reported over the past seven days, indicating a notable uptick in the Dengue outbreak.

The surge in cases can be attributed to rainy conditions and the receding floodwaters, which create more mosquito breeding sites.

As of June 07, a total of 25,619 cases have been reported in 2024, with the highest number being from the Colombo district, which stood at 5,554.

The Western Province has recorded 9,348 cases, the highest province-wise.

As several parts in Sri Lanka have experienced significant rainfall for the past few days, health officials urge people to keep their surroundings clean and destroy mosquito breeding places in order to keep Dengue at bay.

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Lakmal Kahawela Saturday, 08 June 2024 04:47 PM

Don't put the responsibility on government. General public should be extra vigilant and stop mosquito breeding places in their own area. All religious places should form a voluntary special task force to combat these types of issues. Start from your own area Don't wait until the government does PLEASE

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Rip Winkle Saturday, 08 June 2024 05:08 PM

Are not our 'oh so educated' experts not educated or at least aware of the 'Aedes Wolbachia mosquito release project' in Malaysia which has been very successful in controlling dengue? Time they woke up.

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Krish Sunday, 09 June 2024 03:50 PM

It is used in our country as well. Not sure now. But has been used.

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Rip Winkle Saturday, 08 June 2024 06:04 PM

I would like to add to my earlier comment that Malaysia was the first (and probably the only) nation to conduct a mass scale study on the efficacy of papaya leaf extract as a cure for dengue. The results were positive (much to the dismay of pharmaceutical companies and many 'doctors').

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