About: 2017 dengue outbreak in Sri Lanka

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In the 2017 dengue epidemic in Sri Lanka, a rise in the number of dengue fever cases was reported on the island country of Sri Lanka. The peak of the outbreak was in the mid-year monsoon rain season, when there was record of over 40,000 cases in July. This figure was far beyond the historical highest number of cases per month in Sri Lanka. Year end total dengue cases rose to 186,101. The Government of Sri Lanka spend more than US$12 million on outbreak control and was supported by NGOs such as the Red Cross.

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  • In the 2017 dengue epidemic in Sri Lanka, a rise in the number of dengue fever cases was reported on the island country of Sri Lanka. The peak of the outbreak was in the mid-year monsoon rain season, when there was record of over 40,000 cases in July. This figure was far beyond the historical highest number of cases per month in Sri Lanka. Year end total dengue cases rose to 186,101. Most cases (43%) were recorded in Western Province urban areas such as the Colombo district (table 1). Most dengue cases were young people and school children. Year end Sri Lanka's total dengue related deaths was 440. The Government of Sri Lanka spend more than US$12 million on outbreak control and was supported by NGOs such as the Red Cross. (en)
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  • May 2017 – Aug 2017 (en)
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  • DENV-2 (en)
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  • Dengue virus (en)
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  • In the 2017 dengue epidemic in Sri Lanka, a rise in the number of dengue fever cases was reported on the island country of Sri Lanka. The peak of the outbreak was in the mid-year monsoon rain season, when there was record of over 40,000 cases in July. This figure was far beyond the historical highest number of cases per month in Sri Lanka. Year end total dengue cases rose to 186,101. The Government of Sri Lanka spend more than US$12 million on outbreak control and was supported by NGOs such as the Red Cross. (en)
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