Liyanage, Prasad
Tozan, Yesim
Tissera, Hasitha Aravinda
Overgaard, Hans J.
Rocklöv, Joacim
Funding for this research was provided by:
Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare (2006-1512)
Swedish Research Council Formas project ARBO-prevent (2018–01754)
Umea University
Article History
Received: 18 March 2022
Accepted: 26 June 2022
First Online: 3 August 2022
Declarations
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: We used secondary count data as the number of dengue cases from the National Communicable Disease Surveillance system. No participant data on dengue patients were collected for any study component. We used only a time series of <i>Aedes</i> larval index values in each MOH division in Kalutara District. No identifying information in terms of name, address or georeferencing was included in the calculated indices. Therefore, ethical clearance was not required for any component of the study as we used secondary count data already collected and without individual identity. We obtained administrative permission from the Epidemiology Unit, Ministry of Health Sir Lanka, and the Provincial Director of Health Service, Western Province to conduct the study under the PhD program of PL.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.