Severe Dengue Epidemic, Sri Lanka, 2017
In 2017, a dengue epidemic of unexpected magnitude occurred in Sri Lanka.A total of 186,101 suspected cases and 440 dengue-related deaths occurred.We conducted a comprehensive analysis of this epidemic by comparing national surveillance data for 2017 with data from the preceding 5 years.In all Sri Lanka districts, 30hh bikini dengue incidence in 20