Publications

Delayed diagnosis of malaria risks reintroducing the disease to Sri Lanka.

CASE REPORTS

M.M.Muzrif, M.Weerasena, A.D.Ranaweera, M.N.Danansuriya, S.D.Fernando

SLMA News August 2017.

Publication year: 2017

Control methods for Aedes albopictusand Aedes aegypti.

REVIEW PUBLICATIONS

P.N.Weeratunga, C.Rodrigo, S.D.Fernando, S. Rajapakse

Cohrate Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 8, Art No. CD012759.

Publication year: 2017

Clinical manifestations of scrub typhus.

REVIEW PUBLICATIONS

S.Rajapakse, P. Weeratunge. S. Sivayoganathan, S.D. Fernando

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trx017.

Publication year: 2017

The risk of imported malaria in security forces personnel returning from overseas missions in the context of prevention of re-introduction of malaria to Sri Lanka

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

S.D Fernando, P. Dharmawardana, S. Semege, G. Epasinghe, N. Senanayake, C.Rodrigo, R. Premaratne

Malaria Journal, 15: 144, Doi: 10.1186/s12936--016-1204-y

Publication year: 2016

Primaquine or tafenoquine for preventing malaria in people travelling to or living in endemic areas: Protocol

REVIEW PUBLICATIONS

C.Rodrigo, S.Rajapakse, S.D. Fernando

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD0122242

Publication year: 2016

Malaria Elimination in Sri Lanka. National Report for WHO Certification.

Books

Rajitha Wickremasinghe, Deepika Fernando, Risintha Premaratne, Tikiri Rabukwelle, Kamini Mendis

Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine.ISBN- 978-955-0261-19-2

Publication year: 2016

Contribution of the private sector health care service providers to malaria diagnosis in a prevention of re-introduction setting.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

S.D.Fernando, P. Dharmawardana, G. Epasinghe, N. Senanayake, C.Rodrigo, R. Premaratne, A.R. Wickremasinghe

Malaria Journal, 15: 504, Doi 10.1186/s12936-016-1570-5

Publication year: 2016

Association of HLA class I and II genes with cutaneous leishmaniasis: a case control study from Sri Lanka and a systemic review

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

N.Samaranayake, S.D. Fernando, N.F.Nethikumara, C.Rodrigo, N.D.Karunaweera, V.H.W.Dissanayake

BMC Infectious Diseases, 16: 292, Doi: 10.1186/s12879-016-1626-8

Publication year: 2016

Tafenoquine for preventing relapse in people with Plasmodium vivax malaria.

REVIEW PUBLICATIONS

S. Rajapakse, C. Rodrigo, S.D. Fernando

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2015, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD010458. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010458.pub2.

Publication year: 2015

Patterns and predictive factors of long-lasting insecticidal net usage in a previously high malaria endemic area in Sri Lanka

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

C.E. Hidden, R.G. Premaratne, S.R. Jayanetti, S.D. Fernando

Transactions of the Royal society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 109: 553-562. doi: 10:1093/trstmh/trv056

Publication year: 2015

Knowledge seeking behavior of pre-intern and early career doctors in Sri Lanka: a cross sectional study

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

C.Rodrigo, S.Maduranga, M.Withana, D.Fernando, S.Rajapakse

BMC Research Notes, Doi: 10.1186/s13104-015-1600-3

Publication year: 2015

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and the risk of malaria and other diseases in children in Kenya: a case-control and a cohort study.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

S. Uyoga, C. M. Ndila, A.W. Macharia, G. Nyutu, S. Shah, N. Peshu, G.M.Clarke, D.P. Kwiatkowski, K.A. Rockett, T.N. Williams, MalariaGEN Consortium

Lancet Haematology, 2e437-444. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s2352-3026(15)00152-0.

Publication year: 2015

Genetic determinants of Anti-Malarial Acquired Immunity in a large multi-centre study

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

J.M.G. Shelton, P. Corran; P. Riley, N. Silva, C. Hubbart, A. Jeffreys, K. Rowlands, R. Craik, V. Cornelius, M. Hensmann, S. Molloy, N. Sepulveda, T. G. Clark, G. Band, G.M. Clarke, C.C.A. Spencer, A. Kerasidou, S.Campino, S. Auburn, A. Tall, O. Mercereau-Puijalon, A. Sakuntabhai, A.Djimde, B. Maiga, O. Doumbo, A. Dolo, M. Troye-Blomberg, V.D. Mangano, F. Verra, D. Modiano, E. Bougouma, S.B. Sirima, M. Ibrahim, A. Hussain, A. Elzein, T.N. Williams, C. Ndila, K. Marsh, A. Manjurano, H.Reyburn, M. Lemnge, D. Ishengoma, R. Carter, N. Karunaweera, D.Fernando, R. Dewasurendra, C.J. Drakeley, E. Riley, D.P. Kwiatkowski, K.A. Rockett

Malaria Journal, 14:333. doi: 10.1186/s12936-015-0833-x

Publication year: 2015

G6PD gene variants and its association with malaria in a Sri Lankan population

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

R.L.Dewasurendra, K.A.Rockett, S.D.Fernando, R.Carter, R. Carter, D.P.Kiwatkowski, N.D.Karunaweera

Malaria Journal, 14:93. doi: 10.1186/s12936-015-0603-9

Publication year: 2015

Current immunological and molecular tools for Leptospirosis: diagnostics, vaccine design, and biomarkers for predicting severity.

REVIEW PUBLICATIONS

Senaka Rajapakse, Chaturaka Rodrigo, Shiroma M Handunnetti and Sumadhya Deepika Fernando

Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials. 14:2, doi. 10.1186/s12941-014-0060-2

Publication year: 2015

Characterization of imported malaria, the largest threat to sustained malaria elimination from Sri Lanka

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

P. Dharmawardena, R.G. Premaratne, W.M.K. T.de A.W. Gunasekera, M. Hewawitarane, K. Mendis, D. Fernando

Malaria Journal, 14: 177. doi: 10.1186/s12936-015-0697-0

Publication year: 2015

Challenges to malaria surveillance following elimination of indigenous transmission: findings from a hospital based study in rural Sri Lanka. International Health

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

S.D.Fernando, S.Ainan, R.G.Premaratne, C.Rodrigo, S.Rajapakse

International Health, 7: 317-323. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihv046

Publication year: 2015

Atypical Manifestations of leptospirosis.

REVIEW PUBLICATIONS

Senaka Rajapakse, Chaturaka Rodrigo, Krishan Balaji, S.D.Fernando

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 109 (5): 294-302 doi:10.1093/trstmh/trv026

Publication year: 2015

Why do doctors emigrate from Sri Lanka? A survey of medical undergraduates and new graduates

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

N.L.De Silva, K.Samarasekara, C.Rodrigo, L.Samarakoon, S.D.Fernando, S.Rajapakse

BMC Research Notes, 7:918; doi:10.1186/1756-0500-7-918

Publication year: 2014

Polymorphism at merozoite surface protein 3 α Locus of Plasmodium vivax in Sri Lanka

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

Y. Wahalathanthri, G. Galappaththy, D. Fernando, R.Abeyasinghe, N.Fernandupulle, D.Senevirathna

The Journal of Advances in Parasitology, 1 (3): 41 – 43. http://dx.doi.org/10.14737/journal.jap/2014/1.3.41.43

Publication year: 2014

Pharmacological management of tetanus; an evidence based review

REVIEW PUBLICATIONS

Chaturaka Rodrigo, Deepika Fernando, Senaka Rajapakse

Annals of Intensive Care, 18: 217

Publication year: 2014

Patient satisfaction and uptake of private-sector run malaria diagnosis clinics in a post-conflict district in Sri Lanka

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

S.D. Fernando, N.L De Silva, I.Ackers, R. Abeysinghe, P. Wijeyaratne, S. Rajapakse

BMC Public Health, 14:641. Doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-641

Publication year: 2014

Malaria in school children in Africa: an increasingly important challenge.

REVIEW PUBLICATIONS

Joaniter Nankabirwa Simon Brooker, Sian Clarke, Deepika Fernando, Caroline Gitonga, David Schellenberg, Brian Greenwood

Tropical Medicine and International Health. doi:10.1111/tmi.12374

Publication year: 2014

Importance of active case detection in a malaria elimination programme

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

R. Wickremasinghe, S.D.Fernando, J.Thillekaratne, P.M. Wijeyaratne, A.R. Wickremasinghe

Malaria Journal, 13:186 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-13-186

Publication year: 2014

Effects of modifying the standard operating procedures for malaria microscopy to improve surveillance in resource poor settings

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

S.D.Fernando, R.L.Ihalamulla, R.Wickremasinghe, N.L. de Silva, J.Tillekeratne P.Wijeyaratne2, R.G. Premaratn

Malaria Journal, 13:98, doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-98

Publication year: 2014

Educating the security forces a high risk group in malaria elimination efforts; an example from Sri Lanka

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

S.D. Fernando, C.Rodrigo, N de Silva, S.Semege, S. Rajapakse, N.Samaranayake, S. Senenayake, R. Premaratne

International Health, 6: 196-202, doi:10.1093/intheal/ihu044

Publication year: 2014

Treatment and Management of Parasitic Infections

Books

Deepika Fernando, W.A. Samarawickrema, Sunethra Gunasinghe

For the M.SC in Medical Entomology and Applied Parasitology, Faculty of Natural Science, Open University, Sri Lanka. ISBN 978-955-23-1376-9.

Publication year: 2013

The importance of accuracy in diagnosis of positive malaria cases in a country progressing towards malaria elimination

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

S.D.Fernando, C.J.Navaratne, G.N.L.Galappaththy, R.Abeyasinghe, N.Silva, R.Wickremasinghe

Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 5 (4), 127-130

Publication year: 2013

Tafenoquine for Plasmodium vivax malaria infection: Meta-analysis Protocol.

REVIEW PUBLICATIONS

Senaka Rajapakse, Chaturaka Rodrigo C, Sumadhya D Fernando

Issue 3. Art. No.: CD010458. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD010458

Publication year: 2013

Knowledge, attitudes and practices relevant for malaria elimination amongst resettled populations in a post-conflict district of northern Sri Lanka

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

Kirby, G.N.L.Galappaththy, J.J.Kurinczuk, Senaka Rajapakse, S.D. Fernando

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 107: 110-18. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trs015

Publication year: 2013

Professor Deepika Fernando

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