Sri Lanka Sees Dengue Cases Ease After New Strain Drove 46,000 Infections
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Updated · NewsWire · Jun 28
Sri Lanka Sees Dengue Cases Ease After New Strain Drove 46,000 Infections
3 articles · Updated · NewsWire · Jun 28
Summary
Sri Lanka is seeing a gradual decline in dengue infections after a nationwide control campaign, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya said, even as a new virus strain fueled the recent surge.
46,000-plus infections and 29 deaths this year underscore the scale of the outbreak, with officials saying the new strain increased transmission and hospitals handling more than 500 daily cases.
Colombo District remains the worst hit, especially Maharagama and Colombo suburbs, where authorities are tracking clusters as part of the response.
Schools, office premises, vacant land and abandoned construction sites — rather than homes — are being identified as the main mosquito breeding grounds, shaping cleanup efforts that also include military drone surveillance.