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A Large Dengue Epidemic Affects Sri Lanka In 2017

International Journal of progressive Sciences and Technologies

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Title A Large Dengue Epidemic Affects Sri Lanka In 2017
 
Creator Jayarajah, Umesh
Faizer, Shuaib
De Zoysa, Ishan M
Seneviratne, Suranjith L
 
Subject MEDICINE
Dengue Fever; Sri Lanka, Dengue Epidemic, Mosquito Control; Viral Serotype; Monsoon Rains; World Health Organisation
pidimology
 
Description Sri Lanka experienced its largest dengue epidemic in 2017 with 110,372 reported cases and 301 deaths during the first seven months. Several factors including a change in the dengue virus serotype, unusually heavy monsoon rains and failure to control mosquito breeding sites may have contributed to the magnitude of this epidemic. We describe aspects relating to this large dengue epidemic and the control measures taken to combat it.
 
Publisher International Journals of Sciences and High Technologies
 
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Date 2017-11-12
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://ijpsat.ijsht-journals.org/index.php/ijpsat/article/view/190
 
Source International Journal of Progressive Sciences and Technologies; Vol 6, No 1 (2017); 84-86
2509-0119
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://ijpsat.ijsht-journals.org/index.php/ijpsat/article/view/190/97
 
Rights Copyright (c) 2017 Umesh Jayarajah, Shuaib Faizer, Ishan M De Zoysa, Suranjith L Seneviratne
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