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July 29, Colombo: Despite increased awareness and stringent measures the Sri Lankan health authorities have not been able to contain the alarming rise of the dengue epidemic in the country.
The Epidemiology Unit of Sri Lanka's Health Ministry today reported 223 deaths and a total of 20,385 cases of dengue so far this year.
Compared to last year this is a tremendous rise in the disease. Only 85 deaths and 4,156 cases of dengue were reported for the whole 2008.
The Unit's statistics show that the highest number of cases has been reported from the central part of the country in Kandy, Kurunegala, Ratnapura, and Kegalle districts while Colombo and Gampaha districts also recorded high number of cases. Most number of deaths has been reported in the Gampaha District.
Authorities attribute the alarming spread of the disease in these areas to the public negligence in keeping their environment clean and free of garbage and breeding grounds for the dengue mosquitoes.
Sri Lanka recently sought the assistance of Cuban epidemiologists to control the spreading of the epidemic in the country.
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