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Sri Lanka deploys drone technology to mitigate dengue fever outbreak

Sri Lankan authorities are utilizing drone surveillance to identify and eliminate mosquito breeding sites as part of a public health response to an outbreak that has caused 56 deaths and 77,000 infections this year. The effectiveness of this technological intervention remains to be seen, as the country continues to struggle with high transmission rates.

BBC Newsabout 17 hours agoLKCredibility 30%View source

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Mosaic Score9.3
Confidence0.9
Significance0.5
Source credibility0.3

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