The Ministry of Health has recorded 5,128 dengue fever cases between January 1 to end of March.
The surge in dengue cases is attributed to the heavy rainfall and flooding that have impacted the country over the past months, said the Ministry.
In the Western division there are 2,841 confirmed cases.
The Central Division recorded 1,090 cases with rising numbers, the Northern Division recorded 1,095 cases, and the Eastern Division has recorded 102.
“The approach to ensuring effective interventions involves continuous house to house surveillance, larval sampling, application of larvicides to destroy mosquito larvae and adult mosquito spraying with the implementation of clean-up campaigns to remove and destroy mosquito breeding sites,” said the Ministry.
“Health teams continue to conduct health awareness programs to educate the general public on the necessary measures to prevent the spread and safeguard themselves from dengue fever.”
Leptospirosis cases from the 1st of January to the 23rd of March this year stands at 818 cases, with the Central Division at 307 cases, 228 cases from the Northern Division, 252 cases from the Western Division and 31 cases from the Eastern Division.
