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In the 1906 malaria outbreak in Sri Lanka, also called 1906 malaria outbreak in British Ceylon. British Colony period started outbreak. First modern cases reported in early 1900s but officially record in 1906. Malaria native disease in Ceylon since 3rd century B.C. Malaria caused by single-cell microorganisms of Plasmodium group. This disease commonly spread by female Anopheles mosquito. Most Anopheles mosquito species are native in Sri Lanka. Island wide found four species include Anopheles culicifacies, Anopheles subpictus, Anopheles annularis and Anopheles varuna.^[1]

^ Gayan Dharmasiri, A. G.; Perera, A. Yashan; Harishchandra, Jeevanie; Herath, Hemantha; Aravindan, Kandasamy; Jayasooriya, H. T. R.; Ranawaka, Gaya R.; Hewavitharane, Mihirini (2017-08-10). "First record of Anopheles stephensi in Sri Lanka: a potential challenge for prevention of malaria reintroduction". Malaria Journal. 16 (1): 326. doi:10.1186/s12936-017-1977-7. ISSN 1475-2875. PMC 5553605. PMID 28797253.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: PMC format (link) CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)

[1] Gayan Dharmasiri, A. G.; Perera, A. Yashan; Harishchandra, Jeevanie; Herath, Hemantha; Aravindan, Kandasamy; Jayasooriya, H. T. R.; Ranawaka, Gaya R.; Hewavitharane, Mihirini (2017-08-10). "First record of Anopheles stephensi in Sri Lanka: a potential challenge for prevention of malaria reintroduction". Malaria Journal. 16 (1): 326. doi:10.1186/s12936-017-1977-7. ISSN 1475-2875. PMC 5553605. PMID 28797253.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: PMC format (link) CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)

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