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MRDES Sri Lanka - Vol.02 Issue No 09 September 2015

Table 1: Dengue Entomological Surveillance - 2015 August Summary

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Colombo 2,201 213 9.68 24% 11% 2% 1% 5% 0% 4% 0% 53%

Colombo MC 282 24 8.51 30% 9% 0% 0% 2% 0% 11% 0% 48%

Gampaha 875 53 6.06 54% 12% 2% 0% 18% 0% 2% 0% 12%

Kalutara 1,901 143 7.52 49% 8% 0% 1% 4% 1% 4% 0% 33%

NWP Kurunegala 1,169 40 3.42 60% 21% 2% 0% 0% 0% 5% 0% 12%

Puttalam 150 5 3.33 25% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 75%

UP Monaragala 1,311 25 1.91 76% 14% 3% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 7%

Badulla 413 34 8.23 5% 66% 10% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 16%

CP

Matale 1,048 37 3.53 40% 0% 28% 0% 4% 9% 0% 0% 19%

NuwaraEliya 215 7 3.26 0% 43% 15% 0% 14% 0% 14% 0% 14%

Kandy 650 33 5.08 20% 23% 26% 0% 0% 20% 0% 0% 11%

EP

Batticaloa 294 33 11.22 37% 13% 8% 0% 0% 3% 3% 10% 26%

Kalmunai 750 20 2.67 62% 6% 0% 0% 0% 3% 3% 17% 9%

Trincomalee * * * * * * * * * * * *

Ampara 300 5 40% 40% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 20%

NCP Anuradhapura 335 1 0.30 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

Polonnaruwa * * * * * * * * * * * *

SGP Kegalle 923 92 9.97 49% 15% 4% 0% 9% 4% 1% 0% 18%

Rathnapura 873 72 8.25 39% 10% 2% 4% 10% 3% 3% 0% 29%

SP

Galle 1,487 137 9.21 44% 18% 2% 0% 4% 1% 5% 1% 25%

Matara 251 21 8.37 48% 4% 0% 0% 4% 4% 0% 0% 40%

Hambantota 622 57 9.16 44% 34% 9% 0% 1% 1% 3% 0% 8%

NP

Jaffna 500 9 1.80 34% 22% 33% 0% 0% 0% 11% 0% 0%

Mannar 400 15 3.75 6% 94% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

Killinochchi 50 1 2.00 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

Vavuniya 400 2 0.50 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

Mullativu 250 7 2.80 29% 14% 14% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 43%

Sri Lanka 17,650 1,086 6.15 43.3% 19% 8% 0% 3% 2% 3% 1% 21%

Ad

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Director,

National Dengue Control Unit,

Public Health Complex,

555/5, Elvitigala Mawatha,

Colombo 05.

Address:

Key: This report is based on the weekly returns sent by Entomological Assistants (EAA) to N DCU. P & O- Ponds and Ornamentals; R –

Refrigerators ; * No data ; Others- Tyres, Roof gutters and other miscellaneous places (eg. Tube wells, Earth pipes, Water meters, etc)

Entomological Forecast of High-Risk Areas

RDHS MO(O)H RDHS MO(O)H

CMC D5 Badulla Weimada

Colombo Moratuwa

Kaluthara Horana,Beruwala

Mannar Mannar,Nanatan

Gampaha Kelaniya, Negombo

Kandy Akurana

Kalmunai Nintavur,Akkaraipattu,Potuvil,Thirukkovil

NB:

Entomological

surveillance data for the

month of August 2015

done by MRI

entomology teams has

not received