Severe Dengue Epidemic, Sri Lanka, 2017
Hasitha A. Tissera
, Bernard D.W. Jayamanne, Rajendra Raut, Sakunthala M.D. Janaki, Yesim Tozan, Preshila C. Samaraweera, Prasad Liyanage, Azhar Ghouse, Chaturaka Rodrigo, Aravinda M. de Silva, and Sumadhya D. Fernando
Author affiliations: National Dengue Control Unit, Colombo, Sri Lanka (H.A. Tissera, B.D.W. Jayamanne, S.M.D. Janaki, P.C. Samaraweera); Central Epidemiology Unit, Colombo (H.A. Tissera, A. Ghouse); University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA (R. Raut, A.M. de Silva); New York University, New York, New York, USA (Y. Tozan); Regional Directorate of Health Services, Kalutara, Sri Lanka (P. Liyanage); University of New South Wales Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (C. Rodrigo); University of Colombo, Colombo (S.D. Fernando)
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Figure 5. Time series plot showing weekly number of reported dengue cases (red line), ONI (orange line), PI (green line), and weekly cumulative rainfall, mm (blue line), Sri Lanka, 2012–2017. A) Colombo district. B) Jaffna district. ONI, Oceanic Niño Index; PI, Premise Index.
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