Eight Sri Lankans who recently returned to the country from the African Continent are reported to have contracted malaria.
Anti Malaria Campaign Director Dr. Prasad Ranaweera stated that the infected persons are currently in quarantine centres.
Five among them are at the Pelwehera quarantine centre in Dambulla while the other three are at the Waikkal quarantine centre in Negombo.
He pointed out that although no malaria cases have been reported within Sri Lanka since 2012, people arriving from overseas have been diagnosed with the disease.
Last year alone, 53 people who had returned to the island had been infected with malaria. However, this is the first time a large number of people have been diagnosed with malaria at the same time.
Considering the situation, it has been decided to carry out a malaria test in addition to the PCR test on all persons arriving from malaria-risk countries.
A special programme has also been launched to eradicate malaria mosquitoes (Anopheles quadrimaculatus) around the quarantine centres, Dr. Ranaweera noted.
Infected by malaria: Eight returnees from Africa
10 Jul 2020
Infected by malaria: Eight returnees from Africa
10 Jul 2020
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