{"id":149576,"date":"2025-05-16T16:11:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T23:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=149576"},"modified":"2025-05-16T16:11:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T23:11:15","slug":"sri-lanka-faces-surge-in-dengue-chikungunya-and-influenza-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2025\/05\/16\/sri-lanka-faces-surge-in-dengue-chikungunya-and-influenza-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka faces surge in dengue, chikungunya and influenza cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>By Poojathmi Rivithma Courtesy Daily Mirror<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Colombo, May 16 (Daily Mirror) &#8211; Sri Lanka is currently experiencing a significant increase in mosquito borne diseases, notably dengue and chikungunya, alongside a rise in influenza cases among children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Consultant Pediatrician, Lady Ridgeway Hospital Dr. Deepal Perera speaking to the Daily Mirror raveled that the spread of dengue and chikungunya, both transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes and flies, poses a significant public health challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Health officials warn the importance of eliminating mosquito breeding sites and seeking immediate medical attention if symptoms such as such as high fever, joint pain or body aches appear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Perera noted a noticeable increase in influenza cases, particularly among children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He advised parents to be alert for symptoms like fever, cough, vomiting and diarrhea, and to consult a doctor if these symptoms are observed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities urge the public to follow preventive measures, including maintaining hygiene, using mosquito repellents and wearing long-sleeved clothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, the government has initiated awareness campaigns and vectors control programmes to mitigate the spread of these diseases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Poojathmi Rivithma Courtesy Daily Mirror Colombo, May 16 (Daily Mirror) &#8211; Sri Lanka is currently experiencing a significant increase in mosquito borne diseases, notably dengue and chikungunya, alongside a rise in influenza cases among children. Consultant Pediatrician, Lady Ridgeway Hospital Dr. Deepal Perera speaking to the Daily Mirror raveled that the spread of dengue [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[122],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-149576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=149576"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149576\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=149576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=149576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}