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MRDES Sri Lanka - Vol.02 Issue No 08 August 2015

Table 1: Dengue Entomological Surveillance - 2015 July Summary

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Colombo 1,872 197 10.52 20% 3% 2% 2% 7% 4% 11% 0% 51%

Colombo MC 400 12 3.00 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 40%

Gampaha 1,481 97 6.55 39% 21% 4% 0% 13% 1% 7% 0% 15%

Kalutara 1,901 179 9.42 50% 9% 0% 1% 4% 1% 4% 0% 31%

NWP Kurunegala 1,853 82 4.43 33% 24% 1% 4% 3% 1% 3% 0% 31%

Puttalam 650 30 4.62 33% 30% 0% 0% 7% 2% 0% 0% 28%

UP Monaragala 3,139 106 3.38 51% 20% 14% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 14%

Badulla 704 63 8.95 34% 31% 15% 5% 5% 4% 0% 0% 6%

CP

Matale 999 49 4.90 35% 0% 55% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 8%

NuwaraEliya 205 6 2.93 0% 29% 14% 0% 0% 43% 0% 0% 14%

Kandy 2,022 117 5.79 21% 23% 18% 1% 1% 18% 2% 0% 16%

EP

Batticaloa 1,778 91 5.12 11% 24% 21% 5% 2% 6% 5% 24% 2%

Kalmunai 500 2 0.50 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0%

Trincomalee 802 5 0.62 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

Ampara * * * * * * * * * * * *

NCP Anuradhapura 492 6 1.22 43% 28% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 29%

Polonnaruwa 204 8 3.92 0% 45% 33% 0% 0% 22% 0% 0% 0%

SGP Kegalle 1,143 139 12.16 59% 18% 1% 2% 7% 3% 0% 0% 10%

Rathnapura 2,054 156 7.59 37% 14% 2% 0% 5% 5% 1% 0% 36%

SP

Galle 400 31 7.75 40% 41% 2% 0% 4% 0% 0% 0% 13%

Matara 560 67 11.96 54% 20% 0% 1% 3% 4% 4% 0% 14%

Hambantota 873 51 5.84 33% 32% 18% 0% 2% 0% 3% 0% 12%

NP

Jaffna 900 28 3.11 30% 33% 15% 0% 0% 0% 11% 0% 11%

Mannar 500 23 4.60 6% 82% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 12%

Killinochchi 100 1 1.00 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100%

Vavuniya 753 3 0.40 0% 40% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

Mullativu 100 0 0.00 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

Sri Lanka 26,385 1,549 5.87 37% 18% 7% 1% 4% 4% 4% 1% 24%

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

Colombo Battaramulla Kalmunai Kalmunai South,

Gampaha Negombo Ninthavur,Sainthamaruthu

Rathnapura Kalawana, Pelmadulla,Balangoda Batticaloa KPC

Jaffna Jaffna, Karaveddy,kopai, Thoddaveli

Galle Galle MC

Puttalam Chilaw

Mannar Nanatan

Kandy Pathadumbara

Hambantota Tangalle

NB:

Entomological

surveillance data for the

month of July 2015 done

by MRI entomology

teams has not received