MONTHLY REPORT ON DENGUE

ENTOMOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE
A publication of the National Dengue Control Unit
Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka
Vol.02 Issue No 02

Strengthening Social Mobilization For

Dengue Control
Dengue fever is a vector borne viral disease which
may lead to serious consequences unless it is managed
appropriately. Dengue is endemic in Sri Lanka and
local epidemics had been reported in the recent past.
Strategies adopted to control dengue are namely
vector surveillance and integrated vector control,
disease surveillance, case management, Social
mobilization(SM) and inter-sectoral coordination,
outbreak response and research. SM has a major role
to play to enhance positive behaviour towards
elimination of mosquito breeding places throughout
the country.
SM is a process that raises awareness and motivates
people to demand change or a particular development.
It is mostly used by social movements in grassroot
groups, governments and political organizations to
achieve a particular goal. With regard to dengue, this
concept is used in bridging together all feasible and
practical inter sectorial partners to raise peoples
awareness and behavior for dengue prevention and
control to assist in the delivery of resources and
services, and to strengthen community participation
for sustainability and self-reliance. The ultimate goal
of SM is to achieve an expected sustainable positive
change in the environment by continuous
encouragement and empowerment of the masses. The
important action areas that had been identified in view
of SM are frequent and regular inspection and
removal of dengue mosquito breeding sites in a
sustainable manner. To make this a success, a
presidential task force (PTF) was established.
Relevant ministries were given a mandate to perform
their activities in aligning with dengue control strategy
on IVM at provincial, district, divisional levels. An
integrated plan had been developed with the
contribution of all the stakeholders to eliminate
possible breeding sites in government, private
institutions, public places, religious places,
households, construction sites, etc.

February 2015
These activities are expected to be implemented at
grass root level in a well-coordinated manner. The
health sector bears the overall responsibility in
provision of technical guidance. The organization
structure of the PTF is as follows (Fig 1)

The activities carried out under SM are awareness

raising programmes such as distribution of IEC
materials, organization of public activities such as art
competitions, street dramas, mass media and local
media advertisements, declaration of dengue
weeks/days. Also SM includes advocacy of relevant
parties, monitoring and evaluation of these activities.
Island wide dengue week is declared from 26 March
to 1st of April before the onset of South Western
moonsoon as part of SM this year in order to prevent
dengue outbreaks.
The activities carried out under SM will play a
significant role in achieving the targets of control of
dengue in Sri Lanka.

Contents

1. Strengthening Social Mobilization for Dengue Control

2. Island wide Entomological Surveillance Summary -2015 January
3. Entomological Forecast
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

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Table 1: Dengue Entomological Surveillance - 2015 January Summary

Matale
NuwaraEliya
Kandy
Batticaloa
Kalmunai
Trincomalee
Ampara
Anuradhapura
Polonnaruwa
Kegalle
Rathnapura
Galle
SP

Matara
Hambantota
Jaffna
Mannar

NP

4.17
5.35
6.98
5.45
4.62
4.00
5.82
6.70
3.05
0.00
2.41
10.23
2.18
4.97
6.86
21.77
3.85
5.77
7.64
5.06
4.22
4.39
13.23
15.00

42%
26%
30%
53%
36%
50%
33%
15%
33%
0%
19%
10%
56%
43%
30%
43%
60%
35%
27%
43%
36%
23%
60.7%
7%

5%
29%
20%
15%
21%
25%
25%
41%
0%
0%
11%
23%
3%
38%
30%
23%
0%
24%
19%
20%
21%
40%
18%
55%

5%
0%
3%
1%
36%
0%
7%
18%
34%
0%
23%
2%
3%
4%
20%
2%
0%
11%
8%
4%
4%
18%
4%
31%

2%
22%
0%
1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
2%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
1%
0%
0%

5%
0%
9%
0%
0%
0%
0%
12%
8%
0%
0%
2%
6%
5%
0%
0%
0%
0%
7%
4%
4%
5%
0%
1%

0%
0%
5%
8%
0%
25%
0%
0%
0%
0%
28%
7%
0%
5%
0%
0%
0%
12%
10%
4%
13%
1%
0%
0%

10%
0%
1%
3%
0%
0%
0%
2%
13%
0%
0%
2%
6%
0%
20%
0%
0%
1%
2%
5%
4%
6%
0%
0%

0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
2%
3%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
1%

31%
23%
32%
19%
7%
0%
35%
12%
12%
0%
19%
50%
23%
5%
0%
32%
40%
17%
27%
20%
18%
6%
18%
5%

Killinochchi

139
771
175
21,136

17
69
8
1,210

12.23
8.95
4.57
5.7

78%
30%
38%
31%

5%
28%
37%
24%

0%
11%
12%
9.3%

0%
0%
0%
1%

5%
1%
0%
3%

0%
0%
0%
5%

0%
3%
0%
2%

0%
0%
0%
0.4%

12%
27%
13%
23%

Vavuniya
Mullativu
Sri Lanka

Wells

Others

50
24
44
112
22
4
115
56
19
0
54
113
28
15
12
32
4
59
111
56
38
47
41
60

Found
positive

P&O

Badulla

SGP

A/C & R

Monaragala

NCP

Natural

Puttalam

EP

Concrete slab

Kurunegala

CP

Cement tanks

Kalutara

UP

Water storage
containers

Gampaha

NWP

Discarded
receptacles

Colombo MC

WP

%
Positive

Colombo

Percentage Positivity by type of containers

1,200
449
630
2,054
476
100
1,975
836
623
81
2,243
1,105
1,287
302
175
147
104
1,023
1,452
1,107
901
1,071
310
400

Inspected

District

Province

No. of Premises

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)

Entomological Forecast of High-Risk Areas

RDHS

MO(O)H

RDHS

MO(O)H

Mannar
Colombo
Kalutara
Kegalle
Matale
Jaffna
Ballula
Gampaha

Mannar
Piliyandala,Nugegoda
Ingiriya,Panadura
Galigamuwa,Aranayaka
Ratothta,Matale MC
Nallur
Badulla MC
Katana

Ratnapura

Kuruwita, Eheliyagoda,
Ratnapura MC

Director,

NB:
Entomological
surveillance data for the
month of January 2015
done
by
MRI
entomology teams has
not been received

Address:

National Dengue Control Unit,

Public Health Complex,
555/5, Elvitigala Mawatha,
Colombo 05.
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.