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Sri Lanka warns of possible dengue outbreak
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IANS | 13 Aug, 2019
Sri Lanka's Health Ministry has warned of a possible dengue outbreak as
the number of deaths from the disease has reached 56 and the number of
those affected has risen to over 36,000 so far this year, the media
reported on Tuesday.
The government epidemiology unit said the
worst affected districts were Colombo, Gampaha on the outskirts of the
capital; Galle, Matara and Hambantota in the south and Ratnapura in the
south central district.
Director General of Health Services, from
the Health Ministry, Anil Jasinghe said with the establishment of the
southwest monsoon, there could be an increase in the number of cases
reported from several other districts as well.
Medical experts
urged people to seek immediate medical attention if they suffered from
high fever, uncontrolled vomiting, abdominal pain, dizziness and reduced
urinary.
"All fever patients need rest and should refrain from
attending work or school," said epidemiologists. "Dengue Hemorrhagic
Fever can be fatal."
In 2018, more than 50 people died and over
48,000 were affected by the mosquito-borne virus in Sri Lanka, with the
National Dengue Control Unit launching several programmes to eradicate
mosquito's breeding grounds in several districts of the island country.
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