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Volume 26, Number 4—April 2020
Synopsis

Severe Dengue Epidemic, Sri Lanka, 2017

Hasitha A. TisseraComments to Author , 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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Table 1

Incidence of dengue, Sri Lanka*

Province, administrative district Mean incidence†
2017 2012–2016 Fold increase in 2017‡
Western
Colombo 1,419 503 2.8
Gampaha 1,323 252 5.2
Kalutara
 861
 190
 4.5
Eastern
Trincomalee 1,214 107 11.4
Batticaloa 1,001 157 6.4
Kalmunai
 698
 131
 5.3
Sabaragamuwa
Kegalle 1,090 174 6.3
Ratnapura
 978
 214
 4.6
Northern
Jaffna 996 251 4.0
Vavuniya 583 87 6.7
Mannar 500 175 2.9
Kilinochchi 418 70 6.0
Mulativu
 402
 130
 3.1
Central
Kandy 990 162 6.1
Matale 616 125 4.9
Nuwara Eliya
 118
 40
 2.9
Southern
Matara 976 89 10.9
Galle 553 138 4.0
Hambantota
 419
 107
 3.9
North-western
Puttalam 965 119 8.1
Kurunegala
 665
 135
 4.9
Uva
Moneragala 668 64 10.4
Badulla
 430
 88
 4.9
North-Central
Polonnaruwa 325 96 3.4
Anuradhapura
 317
 60
 5.3
National average 866 189 4.6

*Source: (7).
†Cases/100,000 population.
‡Increases were significant in all districts (p<0.05) compared with the average for 2012–2016.

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