MONTHLY REPORT ON DENGUE

ENTOMOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE
A publication of the National Dengue Control Unit
Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka
National Dengue Control Unit-Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka
Public Health Complex, 555/5, Elvitigala Mawatha, Narahenpita, Colombo 05.
Tel : +94(0)112368416 / 7 Fax: +94(0)11 2369893 Email: ndcu2010@yahoo.com
Web : http://www.dengue.health.gov.lk
Vol.01 Issue No 01 May 2014
About MRDES
Fulfilling a long felt need, National Dengue Control
Unit (NDCU) of the Ministry of Health has decided
to publish entomological surveillance data related to
Dengue on regular basis. This report, MRDES
(Monthly Report on Dengue Entomological
Surveillance) is planned to be publicized monthly to
all administrative and public health sectors and will
be useful for Dengue prevention and monitoring
activities in the country.
Currently, entomological surveillance for
dengue is carried out island wide by utilizing
surrogate resources and technical guidance of
NDCU, Medical Research Institute (M.R.I.), Anti-
Malaria Campaign (A.M.C.) and Anti Filariasis
Campaign (A.F.C.) according to respective zones as
shown in figure 1.
Teams functioning both at district and
divisional levels conduct sentinel site surveillance
and spot checks, in order to assess entomological
indices in their respective areas. These information to
be serve as early warning for initiation of control
activities by the respective districts and divisional
field staff. MRDES is based on reports received from
field teams serving at central and regional levels
(Figure 1).
Flashback
The 1
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MRDES is featuring the summary of
entomological surveillance data collected during
2013. This is expected to serve as a baseline for
future control and prevention activities of Dengue. It
is highlighted that 48% of breeding places identified
in 2013 are discarded receptacles, 21 % in water
storage containers followed by other man-made and
natural water collections (Figure 2). Source
reduction activities should be conducted in order to
eliminate these breeding places.
In Sri Lanka, entomological surveillance for dengue
vectors is being conducted since 1963
(www.mri.gov.lk) mainly focusing western
province and selected sentinel sites since 2002. This
activity (by circular number 02-23-2002) has been
expanded and conducted island wide at present.
Figure 1:Map of Sri Lanka showing Dengue Entomological
surveillance zones
Total no of premises inspected = 185,090
Total no of positive premises = 11,271 (6.1 %)
Total no of positive containers = 15,860 (8.6%)
Contents Page
1. About MRDES
2. Flashback 2013
3. Entomological Forecast
4. Island wide Entomological Surveillance Summary -2014 1
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Figure 2 : Proportion of Positivity by type of breeding places in 2013
Comments and contributions for publication in the MRDES Sri Lanka are welcome. Prior approval should be obtained from the NDCU before
publishing data in this publication.
MRDES Sri Lanka - Vol.01 Issue No 01 May 2014
Table 1: Dengue Entomological Surveillance - 2014 First Quarter Summary
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Colombo 2,475 120 4.8 39% 12% 2% 0% 4% 0% 10% 0% 33%
Gampaha 2,500 97 3.88 35% 14% 8% 2% 7% 12% 7% 0% 15%
Kalutara 4,602 212 4.6 48% 12% 0% 0% 20% 0% 4% 0% 16%
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Kurunegala 2,824 64 2.26 49% 13% 7% 0% 2% 0% 7% 0% 22%
Puttalam 990 23 2.32 26% 26% 11% 0% 3% 0% 14% 0% 20%
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Monaragala 5,266 338 6.4 47% 26% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 25%
Badulla 1,766 142 8.04 36% 25% 13% 2% 0% 4% 0% 0% 20%
CP
Matale 2,654 76 2.86 25% 50% 13% 0% 1% 5% 1% 0% 5%
Nuwara Eliya 581 13 2.23 13% 19% 12% 0% 0% 0% 12% 0% 44%
Kandy 9,871 348 3.52 16% 18% 21% 0% 1% 29% 5% 0% 10%
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Batticaloa 2,727 158 5.79 26% 17% 9% 0% 2% 2% 0% 9% 35%
Kalmunai 2,300 122 5.3 52% 4% 7% 2% 2% 1% 9% 9% 14%
Trincomalee 3,070 212 6.9 45% 26% 9% 1% 5% 3% 2% 0% 9%
Ampara 600 62 10.33 40% 23% 11% 4% 2% 0% 16% 0% 4%
NCP
Anuradhapura 2,767 274 9.9 51% 6% 3% 0% 3% 0% 5% 0% 32%
Polonnaruwa 501 31 6.18 64% 6% 14% 0% 2% 0% 6% 0% 8%
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Kegalle 4,172 228 5.46 25% 26% 11% 0% 3% 17% 9% 0% 9%
Rathnapura 6,349 471 7.41 47% 8% 5% 0% 11% 10% 2% 0% 17%
SP
Galle 413 28 6.77 46% 24% 0% 0% 6% 0% 14% 0% 10%
Matara 2,048 131 6.39 46% 13% 3% 1% 4% 20% 3% 0% 10%
Hambantota 891 12 1.34 14% 29% 50% 0% 0% 7% 0% 0% 0%
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Jaffna 1,500 92 6.13 73% 9% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 0% 16%
Mannar 1,400 152 10.85 3% 93% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 3%
Killinochchi 618 27 4.36 66% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 28%
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Mullativu * * * * * * * * * * * *
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62,885 3,433 5.4 40% 19% 7% 0.0% 5% 6% 4% 1.0% 18%
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Colombo 2,953 84 2.8
Gampaha 2,568 89 3.4
Kalutara 36 8 22.22
Table 2 : Entomological Surveillance Data by MRI team
Entomological Forecast of High-Risk Areas
RDHS MO(O)H
Colombo Hanwella
Kalutara Panadura, Bulathsinghala, Horana
Bandaragama
Kandy Pathadumbara
Rathnapura Rathnapura MC,Imbulpae, Embilipitiya, Kirilla,
Elapatha, Kuruwita
Kurunegala Kurunegala
Kegalle Warakapola, Ruwanwella,Yatiyanthota ,
Bulathkohupitiya
Matara Matara
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)