Publications

Preventing the re-establishment of malaria during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka: Implications for Health security.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

Mendis K, Fernando D, Ranaweera P, Gunasekera K, Fernando T, Newby G, Perera R, Caldera A, Wickremasinghe R

Malaria Journal. 23, 254. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-024-05080-0

Publication year: 2024

msp1, msp2 and glurp genotyping to differentiate Plasmodium falciparum recrudescence from reinfections during prevention of re-establishment phase, Sri Lanka, 2014-2019.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

Gunasekera KT, Premaratne RG, Handunnetti SM, Weerasena J, Premawansa S, Fernando D

Malaria Journal; 23:25.

Publication year: 2024

An epidemiological analysis of severe imported malaria infections in Sri Lanka, after malaria elimination.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

Seneviratne S, Fernando D, Wickremasinghe R, Senarathne S, Chulasiri P, Thenuwara N, Aluthweera C, Mohotti I, Jayakuru S, Fernando T, Wijesundara A, Fernandopulle R, Mendis. K

Malaria Journal. 23:195 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-024-05014-w.

Publication year: 2024

Towards a Malaria Free World: Elimination of malaria and prevention of re-establishment in Sri Lanka.

Books

Kamini Mendis, Rajitha Wickremasinghe, Deepika Fernando, Risintha Premaratne

World Health Organisation, Geneva, Switzerland. ISBN 978-92-4-008702-6 https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/376553/9789240087026-eng.pdf?sequence=1

Publication year: 2023

The first reported case of co-infection of imported Hepatitis E and Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in Sri Lanka.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

S.Senarathne, S. Rajapakse, HJ de Silva, S. Seneviratne, P. Chulasiri, D. Fernando

Sri Lanka Journal of Infectious Diseases. 13(2): E47:1-5 DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/sljid.v13i2.8570

Publication year: 2023

Immunopathology of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in a cohort of Sri Lankan patients.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

H.D.Wijesinghe, G.K. Wijesinghe, D.Fernando, C.de Silva

Clinical Pathology. 15: 1-5.

Publication year: 2023

Genomic surveillance of recent dengue outbreaks in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

S. Maduranga, BM Valencia, C. Sigera, T.Adikari, P. Weeratunga, D. Fernando, S.Rajapakse, AR Lloyd, RA Bull, C Rodrigo

Viruses. 15, 1408. https://doi.org/10.3390/ v15071408

Publication year: 2023

Genetic diversity of Leishmania donovani isolates from cutaneous lesions of military personnel in the Mullaitivu and Kilinochchi districts of the Northern Province, Sri Lanka.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

T. Wijerathna, N.Gunathilaka, S.Semege, N.Pathirana, W.Rodrigo, D.Fernando

Asia Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine. 15 (9): 418-424.

Publication year: 2023

Effect of prior Zika exposure on the severity of subsequent Dengue infection in adults.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

B.M.Valencia, P.C.Sigera, P.Weeratunga, N.Tedia, D.Fernando, S.Rajapakse, A.R.Lloyd, C.Rodrigo

Scientific Reports. 12: 17225. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-22231-y

Publication year: 2023

Development of a machine learning model for early prediction of plasma leakage in suspected Dengue patients.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

R.Z.Marandi, P.Leung, C.Sigera, D.D.Murray, P. Weeratunga, D.Fernando, C.Rodrigo, S.Rajapakse, C.R. Macpherson

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.

Publication year: 2023

Comparative analysis of the larvicidal activity of temephos (EC50) and Novaluaron (EC10) to control Anopheles stephensi in Sri Lanka.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

J.Jude, N.Gunathilaka, LUdayanga, D.Fernando, P.Premarathne, R.Wickremasinghe, W. Abeyewickreme

Parasitology International 92: 102686

Publication year: 2023

Biology, bionomics and life table studies of Anopheles stephensi (Diptera: Culicidae) in Sri Lanka and estimating the vectorial potential using mathematical approximations.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

J. Jude, N.Gunathilaka, L.Udayanaga, D.Fernando, P.Premarathne, R. Wickremasinghe, W. Abeyewickreme

Parasitology International 93: 102715

Publication year: 2023

Biology, bionomics and life table studies of Anopheles stephensi (Diptera: Culicidae) in Sri Lanka and estimating the vectorial potential using mathematical approximations.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

J. Jude, N.Gunathilaka, L.Udayanaga, D.Fernando, P.Premarathne, R. Wickremasinghe, W. Abeyewickreme

Parasitology International 93: 102715

Publication year: 2023

Treatment of Chikungunya associated joint pain: A systematic review of controlled clinical trials.

REVIEW PUBLICATIONS

C.Rodrigo, H.M.M.T.B. Herath, U.I. Wickramaracchchi, D.Fernando, S. Rajapakse

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 116 (10): 889-899

Publication year: 2022

The new concern in prevention of re-establishment of Malaria in Sri Lanka.

REVIEW PUBLICATIONS

D. Wijekoon, T. Fernando, D. Fernando, J. Amarasekera, P.Chulasiri, P.Ranaweera

Sri Lanka Journal of health research. 1 (1): 38-40. DOI: 10.4038/sljhr.v1i1.33

Publication year: 2022

Malaria as a component of health security.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

R.Perera, A.Wickremasinghe, G.Newby, A.Caldera, D.Fernando, K.Mendis

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 107 (4): 747-753. https://doi 10.4269/ajtmh.22-0038.

Publication year: 2022

Evaluation of a haemazoin based rapid diagnostic test for diagnosis of imported malaria during the phase of prevention of reestablishment in Sri Lanka.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

D. Fernando, P.Thota, S.semege, R.Booso, D.Bell, K.T.A.de W. Gunasekera, P.Ranaweera

Malaria Journal. 21: 263.

Publication year: 2022

Epidemiological profile of imported malaria cases in the prevention of re-establishment phase in Sri Lanka.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

P.Dharmawardena, R.Premaratne, R.Wickremasinghe, K.Mendis, D.Fernando

Pathogens and Global Health. 116 (1): 38-46.

Publication year: 2022

Development responses and survival of Anopheles stephensi larval stages at different salinity levels.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

J.Jude, L.Udayanga, P.Premarathne, R.Wickremasinghe, W.Abeywickrema, D.Fernando, N.Gunathileke

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 116 (10): 935- 943. https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trac017.

Publication year: 2022

Development responses and survival of Anopheles stephensi larval stages at different salinity levels. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

J.Jude, L.Udayanga, P.Premarathne, R.Wickremasinghe, W.Abeywickrema, D.Fernando, N.Gunathileke

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 116 (10): 935- 943. https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trac017.

Publication year: 2022

Transfusion-induced Plasmodium falciparummalaria in a beta Thalassemia patient during the prevention of re-establishment phase in Sri Lanka

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

P.Chulasiri, P.Ranaweera, P.Sudarshan, M. Jayasinghe, J.Harishchandra, K.Gunasekera, H.Vitharana, P.Silva, P.Ringwald, R. Fernandopulle, K.Mendis, D. Fernando

Malaria Journal. 20:352

Publication year: 2021

Transfusion-induced Plasmodium falciparummalaria in a beta Thalassaemia patient during the prevention of re-establishment phase in Sri Lanka.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

P.Chulasiri, P.Ranaweera, P.Sudarshan, M. Jayasinghe, J.Harishchandra, K.Gunasekera, H.Vitharana, P.Silva, P.Ringwald, R. Fernandopulle, K.Mendis, D. Fernando

Malaria Journal. 20:352

Publication year: 2021