The number of dengue deaths reported this year had reached 44 while dengue patients from all parts of the country reached 38,565.
This is according to the statistics received until last Friday, the Epidemiology Sources said.
According to the sources, a 70 percent decrease is reported in dengue cases when compared with the same period last year. The highest number of dengue cases - 7,391 – was reported from the Colombo district while the second highest number - 4246 – was reported from the Batticaloa district. The third highest number – 4,109 – was reported in the Gampaha district.
The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) reported 1,891 dengue cases during the same period.
The other parts of the Colombo district recorded 5,500 cases. The Western Province reported 13,903 cases, the Epidemiologists said.
Meanwhile, medical experts and consultants advise the public to seek treatment without delay for any type of fever without applying home remedies. All fever patients need rest and should not attend to work or school.
All fever patients should take Paracetamol only. Other medications, especially Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAID) such as Ibuprofen cause Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) which can become fatal, they said.
Premises should be kept clean and free of mosquito breeding sites during this rainy season to prevent dengue.
Even water retained in a pen clip or a bottle top is adequate for dengue mosquitoes to breed, they added.
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