Severe Dengue Epidemic, Sri Lanka, 2017

Severe Dengue Epidemic, Sri Lanka, 2017

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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 2017 increased significantly over incidence during the previous 5 years.Older schoolchildren and young adults were more clinically symptomatic than those at extremes of age.Limited virologic surveillance showed the dominant circulating variant was dengue virus type 2 cosmopolitan genotype in the most affected district.

One quarter of total annual cases were reported 5 weeks after the southwest monsoon started.Changes in vector abundance were not predictive of the increased incidence.Direct government expenditures on dengue control activities in 2017 were US $12.

7 million.The lessons learned from this outbreak are useful for other tropical nations facing increasing beetroot birkenstock dengue incidence.