MONTHLY REPORT ON DENGUE

ENTOMOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE
A publication of the National Dengue Control Unit
Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka
Vol.02 Issue No 04

April 2015
Solid Waste Management and Prevention of The principles of SWM are directed at life cycle
approach that includes waste avoidance, waste
Dengue
Dengue is a major public health problem for past minimization, waste segregation, collection
several decades. It is a mosquito borne disease /packaging, transportation, storage, treatment and
and vector-mosquito Aedes prefer to breed in disposal (Figure 02).
clear water filled shallow containers in dark,
hidden, cool, peri-domestic environment.
According to the entomological surveys in year
2014 dengue mosquito breeding sites were as
follows and nearly half of the them were related
to solid waste (Figure01)

Tyres
6%

Other
14%

Gutters
1%

Discarded
receptacles
40%

Water
storage
containers
18%

Cement
tanks
Ponds
6%
1%
Wells
1%
Concrete
slab
Natural 1%
7%
A/C
Refrigerat
Ornament ors
3%
als
2%

Figure 01:Entomology Survey Summary- 2014

Solid waste is any solid item which is unwanted,

with no productive use and require disposal. It is
generally known as non-liquid waste, rubbish or
garbage. The sources of solid waste are
households
(domestic),
commercial
establishments, industries and agricultural
activities. The solid waste that acts as breeding
sites are discarded items such as plastic
containers, tyres, coconut shells, polythene
covers, machinery parts, ceramic items etc.
One of the important strategies in prevention of
dengue is integrated vector management (IVM).
This includes source reduction i.e. removal of
mosquito breeding sites. Therefore, proper solid
waste management (SWM) has a major role in
source reduction and thereby prevention of
dengue.

Figure 02: Solid Waste Management- Hierarchy

The best approach is the avoidance of waste

production and failing which minimize it as much
as possible. Segregation of waste at the point of
generation into different categories is a key
feature of SWM. Implementation of usage of bins
with national colour code would be helpful in
making this exercise a standardised practice
throughout the country.
Ideally, wastes are collected in closed containers
and stored in ventilated rooms where scavenging
is prevented. Transportation is done in close
trucks. Treatment of waste includes composting/
making of bio gas e.g. bio degradable waste,
recycling e.g. glass, paper, plastic and polythene
etc. Waste disposal is done at a purposefully
selected land fill site only and it has to be
dumped, compacted and covered with soil.
If proper SWM is carried out from individual
level to level of local authorities it will have a
significant positive impact on prevention of
dengue as well as on prevention of many other
diseases of public health concern. In addition,
these processes would be helpful in generating an
additional income and contribute towards energy
requirement of the country.

Contents

1. Solid Waste Management and Prevention of Dengue

2. Island wide Entomological Surveillance Summary -2015 March
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 March Summary

Kandy
Batticaloa
Kalmunai

EP

Trincomalee
Ampara
Anuradhapura

NCP

Polonnaruwa
Kegalle

SGP

Rathnapura
Galle
SP

Matara
Hambantota
Jaffna
Mannar
Killinochchi

NP

Vavuniya
Mullativu
Sri Lanka

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

6%
2%
20%
6%
4%
6%
0%
0%
34%
0%
0%
4%
1%
1%
0%
3%
0%
6%
5%
0%
5%
4%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
5%

2%
6%
0%
1%
4%
0%
0%
0%
2%
0%
19%
6%
0%
2%
0%
0%
9%
5%
6%
2%
10%
2%
0%
0%
0%
3%
0%
3%

7%
15%
4%
2%
2%
0%
1%
0%
0%
0%
1%
1%
0%
2%
2%
3%
0%
2%
3%
14%
4%
5%
6%
3%
0%
22%
0%
4%

Others

NuwaraEliya

1%
3%
1%
0%
6%
6%
4%
9%
14%
0%
18%
0%
9%
7%
4%
0%
16%
4%
5%
8%
1%
21%
22%
45%
0%
3%
6%
6%

Wells

Matale
CP

5%
22%
7%
5%
27%
0%
35%
18%
25%
0%
20%
23%
11%
30%
23%
8%
6%
22%
21%
12%
12%
38%
22%
43%
3%
44%
23%
19%

P&O

Badulla

44%
16%
52%
50%
43%
53%
32%
37%
17%
0%
22%
18%
57%
21%
42%
50%
47%
48%
34%
47%
48%
18%
33%
1%
25%
10%
32%
35%

A/C & R

Monaragala

UP

Natural

Puttalam

Concrete slab

Kurunegala

NWP

Cement tanks

Kalutara

5.6%
9.1%
8.8%
7.7%
2.9%
8.6%
5.6%
4.4%
5.1%
0%
3.7%
7.7%
5.4%
6.3%
8.2%
10.4%
9.2%
13.0%
6.7%
7.7%
8.0%
3.1%
4.7%
9.9%
9.0%
5.1%
8.2%
6.90%

Water storage
containers

Gampaha

142
49
126
168
28
15
81
9
33
0
70
287
108
79
45
23
31
260
159
81
88
34
28
69
47
65
41
2,166

Discarded
receptacles

Colombo MC

WP

2,557
537
1,436
2,181
954
175
1,454
205
641
6
1,898
3,742
2,001
1,261
552
221
338
2,007
2,384
1,053
1,106
1,080
600
700
520
1,284
500
31,393

%
Positive

Colombo

Percentage Positivity by type of containers

Found
positive

Inspected

District

Province

No. of Premises

0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
12%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
11%
6%
5%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
2%

35%
36%
16%
36%
14%
23%
28%
36%
8%
100%
20%
37%
16%
32%
29%
33%
22%
12%
26%
17%
20%
12%
17%
8%
72%
18%
39%
26%

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

Gampaha
Kalutara
Kegalle

Kelaniya,Negombo,Katana,Wattala
Horana
Mawanella, Galigamuwa

Director,

NB:
Entomological
surveillance data for the
month of March 2015
done
by
MRI
entomology teams has
not 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.