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Sri Lanka Dengue 2015

Ronan Kelly

Ronan Kelly

Retired 2020
Link to 2014 thread: https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum...-a-thru-h/dengue/157616-sri-lanka-dengue-2014

Epidemiology Unit update to January 13th.
http://www.epid.gov.lk/web/index.php?option=com_casesanddeaths&Itemid=448&lang=en#

January: 1,504 cases

The Epidemiology Unit no longer reports fatalities. Official %cfr over the past few years has decreased from 0.65% in 2010 to 0.61% in 2011 to 0.4% in 2012 to 0.25% in 2013 to a preliminary 0.21% in 2014. This would allow an estimate of between 3 and 9 fatal cases so far this year.


Comparison to previous years;

Jan 17th 2014 - 1,264 cases
Jan 18th 2013 - 1,432 cases
Jan 12th 2012 - 674 cases, 5 fatal
Jan 28th 2011 - 559 cases, 8 fatal
 
Source: http://newsfirst.lk/english/2015/01/2500-dengue-cases-reported-three-weeks/73226

Over 2500 Dengue cases reported in three weeks (WATCH REPORT)
Jan 21, 2015 Lahiru Fernando Life Style, Local, News Ticker

The Ministry of Health states that 2597 dengue patients have been reported during the first three weeks of this year.

Director of the Epidemiology Unit at the Ministry of Health Dr. Paba Palihawadana, says that 40% of this number is reported from the Western Province...
 
Link to 2014 thread: https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum/...ka-dengue-2014

Epidemiology Unit update to January 22nd.
http://www.epid.gov.lk/web/index.php...d=448&lang=en#

January: 3,126 cases

The Epidemiology Unit no longer reports fatalities. Official %cfr over the past few years has decreased from 0.65% in 2010 to 0.61% in 2011 to 0.4% in 2012 to 0.25% in 2013 to a preliminary 0.21% in 2014. This would allow an estimate of between 6 and 20 fatal cases so far this year.


Comparison to previous years;

Jan 17th 2014 - 1,264 cases
Jan 23rd 2013 - 1,981 cases
Jan 20th 2012 - 1,721 cases, 8 fatal
Jan 28th 2011 - 559 cases, 8 fatal
 
Epidemiology Unit update to January 30th.
http://www.epid.gov.lk/web/index.php...d=448&lang=en#

1,533 cases in the past 8 days.

January: 4,659 cases

The Epidemiology Unit no longer reports fatalities. Official %cfr over the past few years has decreased from 0.65% in 2010 to 0.61% in 2011 to 0.4% in 2012 to 0.25% in 2013 to a preliminary 0.21% in 2014. This would allow an estimate of between 9 and 30 fatal cases so far this year.


Comparison to previous years;

Jan 31st 2014 - 2,778 cases
Jan 31st 2013 - 2,775 cases
February 4th 2012 - 3,664 cases, 18 fatal
Jan 28th 2011 - 559 cases, 8 fatal
 
Epidemiology Unit update to February 9th.
http://www.epid.gov.lk/web/index.php...d=448&lang=en#

1,528 cases in the past 10 days.

January: 6,033 (+1,374)
February: 154 (+154)

Total: 6,187

The Epidemiology Unit no longer reports fatalities. Official %cfr over the past few years has decreased from 0.65% in 2010 to 0.61% in 2011 to 0.4% in 2012 to 0.25% in 2013 to a preliminary 0.21% in 2014. This would allow an estimate of between 12 and 40 fatal cases so far this year.


Comparison to previous years;

Feb 12th 2014 - 3,817 cases
Feb 11th 2013 - 3,769 cases
Feb 10th 2012 - 4,611 cases, 21 fatal
Feb 11th 2011 - 1,105 cases, 13 fatal
 
Epidemiology Unit update to February 20th.
http://www.epid.gov.lk/web/index.php...d=448&lang=en#

1,860 cases in the past 11 days.

January: 6,268 (+235)
February: 1,779 (+1,625)

Total: 8,047

The Epidemiology Unit no longer reports fatalities. Official %cfr over the past few years has decreased from 0.65% in 2010 to 0.61% in 2011 to 0.4% in 2012 to 0.25% in 2013 to a preliminary 0.21% in 2014. This would allow an estimate of between 16 and 52 fatal cases so far this year.


Comparison to previous years;

Feb 20th 2014 - 4,223 cases
Feb 21st 2013 - 4,816 cases
Feb 21st 2012 - 5,802 cases, 24 fatal
Feb 21st 2011 - 1,479 cases, 15 fatal
 
Epidemiology Unit update to February 26th.
http://www.epid.gov.lk/web/index.php?option=com_casesanddeaths&Itemid=448&lang=en

871 cases in the past 6 days.

January: 6,276 (+8)
February: 2,642 (+863)

Total: 8,918

The Epidemiology Unit no longer reports fatalities. Official %cfr over the past few years has decreased from 0.65% in 2010 to 0.61% in 2011 to 0.4% in 2012 to 0.25% in 2013 to a preliminary 0.21% in 2014. This would allow an estimate of between 18 and 57 fatal cases so far this year.


Comparison to previous years;

Feb 24th 2014 - 4,535 cases
Feb 27th 2013 - 5,346 cases
Feb 24th 2012 - 6,138 cases, 27 fatal
Feb 25th 2011 - 1,627 cases, 18 fatal
 
Epidemiology Unit update to March 6th.
http://www.epid.gov.lk/web/index.php?option=com_casesanddeaths&Itemid=448&lang=en

848 cases in the past 8 days.

January: 6,276 (-)
February: 3,490 (+848)

Total: 9,766

The Epidemiology Unit no longer reports fatalities. Official %cfr over the past few years has decreased from 0.65% in 2010 to 0.61% in 2011 to 0.4% in 2012 to 0.25% in 2013 to a preliminary 0.21% in 2014. This would allow an estimate of between 20 and 63 fatal cases so far this year.


Comparison to previous years;

Mar 6th 2014 - 5,281 cases
Mar 11th 2013 - 6,999 cases
Mar 9th 2012 - 7,400 cases, 29 fatal
Mar 9th 2011 - 2,082 cases, 19 fatal
 
Epidemiology Unit update to March 20th.
http://www.epid.gov.lk/web/index.php...id=448&lang=en

1,085 cases in the past 14 days.

January: 6,276 (-)
February: 3,674 (+184)
March: 901

Total: 10,851

The Epidemiology Unit no longer reports fatalities. Official %cfr over the past few years has decreased from 0.65% in 2010 to 0.61% in 2011 to 0.4% in 2012 to 0.25% in 2013 to a preliminary 0.21% in 2014. This would allow an estimate of between 22 and 70 fatal cases so far this year.


Comparison to previous years;

Mar 18th 2014 - 5,833 cases
Mar 18th 2013 - 7,711 cases
Mar 23rd 2012 - 8,373 cases, 32 fatal
Mar 21st 2011 - 2,512 cases, 27 fatal
 
Epidemiology Unit update to March 27th.
http://www.epid.gov.lk/web/index.php...id=448&lang=en

427 cases in the past 7 days.

January: 6,276 (-)
February: 3,675 (+1)
March: 1,327 (+426)

Total: 11,278

The Epidemiology Unit no longer reports fatalities. Official %cfr over the past few years has decreased from 0.65% in 2010 to 0.61% in 2011 to 0.4% in 2012 to 0.25% in 2013 to a preliminary 0.21% in 2014. This would allow an estimate of between 23 and 73 fatal cases so far this year.


Comparison to previous years;

Mar 24th 2014 - 6,104 cases
Mar 25th 2013 - 8,251 cases
Mar 23rd 2012 - 8,373 cases, 32 fatal
Mar 28th 2011 - 2,673 cases, 29 fatal
 
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 (All day)
Drop in Dengue death rate
Nadira Gunatilleke

During the last three months 10,353 dengue cases and 20 deaths were reported from all parts of the country although the dengue death rate has decreased to 0.2 percent, Health Services Director General Dr. Palitha Mahipala said.

He said 47,000 dengue cases and 97 deaths were reported last year.

Addressing a seminar at the Health Education Bureau yesterday, Dr. Mahipala said in 1990, five in every 100 dengue patients died and this number decreased to one death in 2005.

"Now it is only 0.2 percent. Our target is reducing the dengue death rate to 0.1 percent. The government spends Rs. 400 million annually to manage dengue. Dengue can now be diagnosed in a state hospital within half an hour through a blood test," he said.
...
http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=local/drop-dengue-death-rate
 
Epidemiology Unit update to April 10th.
http://www.epid.gov.lk/web/index.php...id=448&lang=en

782 cases in the past 14 days.

January: 6,276 (-)
February: 3,689 (+14)
March: 1,806 (+479)
April: 289 (+289)

Total: 12,060

The Epidemiology Unit no longer reports fatalities. Official %cfr over the past few years has decreased from 0.65% in 2010 to 0.61% in 2011 to 0.4% in 2012 to 0.25% in 2013 to a preliminary 0.21% in 2014 and a reported 0.2% this year. This would allow an estimate of between 24 and 78 fatal cases so far in 2015, with the official figure on the lower side of this estimate.


Comparison to previous years;

Apr 11th 2014 - 7,205 cases
Apr 11th 2013 - 9,503 cases
Apr 11th 2012 - 9,657 cases, 43 fatal
Apr 21st 2011 - 3,784 cases, 32 fatal
 
Epidemiology Unit update to April 17th.
http://www.epid.gov.lk/web/index.php...id=448&lang=en

198 cases in the past 7 days.

January: 6,276 (-)
February: 3,694 (+5)
March: 1,845 (+39)
April: 443 (+154)

Total: 12,258

The Epidemiology Unit no longer reports fatalities. Official %cfr over the past few years has decreased from 0.65% in 2010 to 0.61% in 2011 to 0.4% in 2012 to 0.25% in 2013 to a preliminary 0.21% in 2014 and a reported 0.2% this year. This would allow an estimate of between 24 and 79 fatal cases so far in 2015, with the official figure on the lower side of this estimate.


Comparison to previous years;

Apr 24th 2014 - 7,763 cases
Apr 24th 2013 - 10,429 cases
Apr 23rd 2012 - 10,098 cases, 46 fatal
Apr 21st 2011 - 3,784 cases, 32 fatal
 
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Source: http://www.news.lk/news/sri-lanka/i...ases-in-jaffna-batti-kurunegala-and-ratnapura

Surge in Dengue cases in Jaffna, Batti, Kurunegala and Ratnapura
Published in Latest - Defence
May 12, 2015

The number of dengue related cases reported so far this year stands at 13,423 and the count includes 3,847 patients from Colombo, 1,778 from Gampaha and 645 patients from Kalutara, a Health Ministry's Epidemiology Unit revealed.

The Unit stated that the Jaffna, Batticaloa, Kurunegala and Ratnapura districts have seen a surge in the number of Dengue patients...
 
Epidemiology Unit update to May 14th.
http://www.epid.gov.lk/web/index.php...id=448&lang=en

1,512 cases in the past 28 days.

January: 6,343 (+67)
February: 3,723 (+29)
March: 1,914 (+69)
April: 1,253 (+810)
May: 537 (+537)

Total: 13,770

The Epidemiology Unit no longer reports fatalities. Official %cfr over the past few years has decreased from 0.65% in 2010 to 0.61% in 2011 to 0.4% in 2012 to 0.25% in 2013 to a preliminary 0.21% in 2014 and a reported 0.2% this year. This would allow an estimate of between 27 and 89 fatal cases so far in 2015, with the official figure on the lower side of this estimate.


Comparison to previous years;

May 13th 2014 - 9,349 cases
May 13th 2013 - 12,095 cases
May 11th 2012 - 11,262 cases, 51 fatal
May 9th 2011 - 4,916 cases, 42 fatal
 
Epidemiology Unit update to May 22nd.
http://www.epid.gov.lk/web/index.php...id=448&lang=en

365 cases in the past 8 days.

January: 6,343 (-)
February: 3,723 (-)
March: 1,913 (-1)
April: 1,259 (+6)
May: 897 (+360)

Total: 14,135

The Epidemiology Unit no longer reports fatalities. Official %cfr over the past few years has decreased from 0.65% in 2010 to 0.61% in 2011 to 0.4% in 2012 to 0.25% in 2013 to a preliminary 0.21% in 2014 and a reported 0.2% this year. This would allow an estimate of between 28 and 91 fatal cases so far in 2015, with the official figure on the lower side of this estimate.


Comparison to previous years;

May 21st 2014 - 9,939 cases
May 21st 2013 - 12,931 cases
May 18th 2012 - 11,403 cases, 53 fatal
May 21st 2011 - 5,657 cases, 49 fatal
 
Epidemiology Unit update to May 29th.
http://www.epid.gov.lk/web/index.php?option=com_casesanddeaths&Itemid=448&lang=en

344 cases in the past 7 days.

January: 6,343 (-)
February: 3,723 (-)
March: 1,927 (+14)
April: 1,265 (+6)
May: 1,221 (+324)

Total: 14,479

The Epidemiology Unit no longer reports fatalities. Official %cfr over the past few years has decreased from 0.65% in 2010 to 0.61% in 2011 to 0.4% in 2012 to 0.25% in 2013 to a preliminary 0.21% in 2014 and a reported 0.2% this year. This would allow an estimate of between 28 and 94 fatal cases so far in 2015, with the official figure on the lower side of this estimate.


Comparison to previous years;

May 30th 2014 - 11,106 cases (33 fatalities reported in the media)
June 3rd 2013 - 13,675 cases (35 fatalities reported in media)
May 28th 2012 - 11,600 cases, 53 fatal
June 3rd 2011 - 6,720 cases, 60 fatal
 
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Epidemiology Unit update to June 5th.
http://www.epid.gov.lk/web/index.php?option=com_casesanddeaths&Itemid=448&lang=en

297 cases in the past 7 days.

January: 6,343 (-)
February: 3,723 (-)
March: 1,943 (+16)
April: 1,278 (+13)
May: 1,489 (+268)

Total: 14,776

The Epidemiology Unit no longer reports fatalities. Official %cfr over the past few years has decreased from 0.65% in 2010 to 0.61% in 2011 to 0.4% in 2012 to 0.25% in 2013 to a preliminary 0.21% in 2014 and a reported 0.2% this year. This would allow an estimate of between 29 and 96 fatal cases so far in 2015, with the official figure on the lower side of this estimate.


Comparison to previous years;

June 6th 2014 - 12,207 cases (39 fatalities reported in the media)
June 6th 2013 - 13,978 cases (41 fatalities reported in media)
June 15th 2012 - 12,165 cases, 65 fatal
June 3rd 2011 - 6,720 cases, 60 fatal
 
Epidemiology Unit update to June 11th.
http://www.epid.gov.lk/web/index.php...id=448&lang=en

347 cases in the past 6 days.

January: 6,343 (-)
February: 3,731 (+8)
March: 1,959 (+16)
April: 1,286 (+8)
May: 1,587 (+98)
June: 217 (+217)

Total: 15,123

The Epidemiology Unit no longer reports fatalities. Official %cfr over the past few years has decreased from 0.65% in 2010 to 0.61% in 2011 to 0.4% in 2012 to 0.25% in 2013 to a preliminary 0.21% in 2014 and a reported 0.2% this year. This would allow an estimate of between 30 and 98 fatal cases so far in 2015, with the official figure on the lower side of this estimate. 26 fatalities have been reported in the media https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum/...274#post733274 .



Comparison to previous years;

June 12th 2014 - 13,556 cases (39 fatalities reported in the media)
June 13th 2013 - 14,544 cases (41 fatalities reported in media)
June 15th 2012 - 12,165 cases, 65 fatal
June 13th 2011 - 7,612 cases, 66 fatal
 
07 June 2015

Dengue risk heightens in 10 districts: 400 members of tri-forces deployed for eradication
The Health Units stated that there is a risk of dengue spreading in 10 districts due to the rainy season.

...

Within the last 5 months of this year 26 have died due to dengue, while 14,700 cases were reported.
http://www.vilanguwa.info/2015/06/kaluthara-child.html

Dengue on the rise 1,300 cases reported in Colombo so far this year
The number of reported dengue cases has significantly increased in and around Colombo due to the incessant rains prevailing over the past few weeks, the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) said yesterday.
The CMC sources told Ceylon Today that the number of reported dengue cases has increased upto 1,300 this year with two reported deaths.

Ceylontoday, 2015-06-06 02:00:00 Read 122 Times
Dengue on the rise 1,300 cases reported in Colombo so far this year

By Cassendra Doole
...
https://www.ceylontoday.lk/51-94830-...this-year.html


DENGUE IN SRI LANKA: BURDEN, CHALLENGES AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES -- AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH DR. HASITHA TISSERA
Submitted on Wed, 2015-05-20 14:50
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Today, however, Sri Lanka has reached the lowest-ever case fatality rate of 0.2% (47,258 cases with 97 deaths) in 2014 from a high 5% and 1% in 1996 and 2009 respectively, despite the increase in the proportion of DHF to 10-15%. Standardized early detection and management of cases based on national guidelines have significantly contributed in lowering the mortality over the past several years.
...
What measures are being taken to control dengue in Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka is advancing responsibly to reach a case-fatality rate below 0.1% through capacity building by early detection and management of DHF. Over the past several years a number of activities were initiated to strengthen the clinical management and the prevention of dengue. Establishing high-dependency units with necessary equipment including portable ultrasound scanners in all major hospitals - to detect plasma leak early, training of clinical staff based on national guidelines, institutionalizing mandatory patient monitoring charts, and regular clinical and death audits were the key activities on clinical management.

Additionally, continued dedicated vector control activities using adulticides and larvicides alone is showing little effect in preventing seasonal outbreaks. However, integrated vector management led by source reduction campaigns with the participation of diverse groups of stakeholders, based on strong real-time web based epidemiological and entomological surveillance data on an environmental management platform is gradually gaining momentum as evidenced by steady decline in positive breeding places prior to dengue season and community response.
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http://www.denguevaccines.org/dengue...asitha-tissera
 
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