Dengue raises head again, if temperature remains for over two days consult a physician

Dengue raises head again, if temperature  remains for over two days consult a physician

In a meeting held at the premises of the health ministry yesterday the 16th instant had revealed that in June 2016 the dengue mosquito has raised head again.

The authorities of the ministry of health have revealed that for this year 18735 cases of dengue have

been reported and out of them 24 deaths have been reported.

During this meeting it had been unanimously decided to commence a three day dengue prevention campaign to eradicate the dengue mosquito.

The number of dengue cases reported from Colombo is the  highest with 6009 cases, while in Galle 1983, Jaffna 1259 , Ratnapura 1057, Kalutara 1229,Kandy 952 and 791 cases in Galle have been reported up to date in the year 2016.These statistics were disclose by the director general of health services Dr Maheepala Herath.

During this meeting if anyone continues to have high fever for more than two days the patient should immediately obtain treatment from a nearby hospital.

The director general Dr Maheepala Herath had accepted that  although the number of cases of dengue have been increasing every year but the number of deaths reported have been kept at an exceedingly low figure.