Publications

Imported malaria: A possible threat to the elimination of Malaria from Sri Lanka?

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

G.Galappaththy, S.D.Fernando, R.Abeyasinghe

Tropical Medicine and International Health, 18, 761-768

Publication year: 2013

Guidelines for malaria microscopy

Books

Deepika Fernando, Sanath Senanayake

ISBN 978-955-50677-7-5.

Publication year: 2013

Epidemiology of Vector Borne Diseases

Books

Rajitha Wickremasinghe, Deepika Fernando, Indira Weerasinghe, Sunethra Gunasinghe

For the M.SC in Medical Entomology and Applied Parasitology, Faculty of Natural Science, Open University, Sri Lanka. ISBN 978-955-23-1375-2.

Publication year: 2013

Antibiotic for human toxoplasmosis: a systemic review of randomized trials.

REVIEW PUBLICATIONS

S. Rajapakse, M.C.Shivanthan, N.Samaranayake, C.Rodrigo, S.D.Fernando

Pathogens and Global Health. 107(4):162-169

Publication year: 2013

Problematic internet behaviours among University students in Sri Lanka.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

C. Rodrigo, N. Ranasinghe, D.R.Wijayaratne, R.N. Mitrakrishnan,D. Fernando, S. Rajapakse

Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 5, 275-276

Publication year: 2012

Genetic polymorphisms associated with antimalaria antibody levels in a low and unstable malaria transmission area in Southern Sri Lanka

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

Rajika L Dewasurendra, Prapat Suriyaphol, Sumadhya D Fernando, Richard Carter, Kirk Rockett, Patrick Corran, Dominic Kwiatkowski and Nadira D Karunaweera

Malaria Journal, 11, 281

Publication year: 2012

Diagnosis and treatment of malaria by Health Care Providers: findings from a post conflict district in Sri Lanka

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

J.Lima, R.R. Abeyasinghe, R. Fitzpatrick, S.D. Fernando

International Health, 4: 148-150

Publication year: 2012

Clinical features and Socio-demographic factors affecting Trichomonas vaginalis infection in women attending a central sexually transmitted diseases clinic in Sri Lanka

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

S.D.Fernando, S.Herath, C. Rodrigo, L.Rajapaksa

Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS, 33 (1): 25-31

Publication year: 2012

A meta-analysis of magnesium for tetanus

REVIEW PUBLICATIONS

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

Anaesthesia, 67, 1370-1374

Publication year: 2012

Usefulness of Polymerase Chain Reaction to supplement field microscopy in a pre-selected population with a high probability of malaria infections

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

M. K. T. de A. W. Gunasekera, R.R.Abeyasinghe, S.Premawansa, S.D.Fernando

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 85 (1): 6-11.

Publication year: 2011

Toxoplasma, Toxocara and Tuberculosis co-infection in a four year old child: a rare case report

CASE REPORTS

R. Guneratne, D.Mendis, T.Bandara, S.D.Fernando

BMC Paediatrics, 11:44, doi: 10.1186/1471-2431-11-44

Publication year: 2011

Scrub typhus: Pathophysiology, Clinical features and Prognosis.

REVIEW PUBLICATIONS

S. Rajapakse, C.Rodrigo, D.Fernando

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 5(4): 261-264

Publication year: 2011

Primaquine in vivax malaria: an update and review on management issues

REVIEW PUBLICATIONS

D.Fernando, C.Rodrigo, S. Rajapakse

Malaria Journal, 10: 351, doi:10.1186/1475-2875-10-351

Publication year: 2011

Malaria is an important differential diagnosis in visitors returning from Sri Lankan National Safari Parks

CASE REPORTS

S.D.Fernando, S.Paranavitane, G.G.Galappaththy

Journal of Travel Medicine, 18 (5): 361-362

Publication year: 2011

Improving diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis in resource limited health care settings

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

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

Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 3 (4): 334-338

Publication year: 2011

Drug treatment of scrub typhus

REVIEW PUBLICATIONS

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

Tropical Doctor, 41: 1-4, doi: 10.1258/td.2010.100311

Publication year: 2011

Current evidence on use of antifilarial agents in management of Bancroftian filariasis.

REVIEW PUBLICATIONS

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

Journal of Tropical Medicine, Vol 2011, Article ID 17594, 12 pages, doi:10.1155/2011/1759

Publication year: 2011

Comparative effect of albendazole and diethylcarbamazine in the treatment of toxocariasis in children from Sri Lanka: A preliminary study

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

S.D.Fernando, V. P. Wickramasinghe, R. L. Dewasurendra and G. M. G. Kapilananda

Journal of Clinical Medicine and Research, 3 (3): 46

Publication year: 2011

Chemoprophylaxis in malaria: drugs, evidence of efficacy and costs.

REVIEW PUBLICATIONS

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

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 4 (4): 330-336

Publication year: 2011

The 'hidden' burden of malaria: cognitive impairment following infection

REVIEW PUBLICATIONS

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

Malaria Journal, 9:366, doi:10.1186/1475-2875-9-366

Publication year: 2010

Some sociological aspects of cutaneous leishmaniasis in patients attending a tertiary referral centre in Colombo, Sri Lanka

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

S.D.Fernando, H.V.Y.D Siriwardana, K.A.R.C.W. Guneratne, L.C. Rajapaksa

International Health, 2: 69-74

Publication year: 2010

Climate change and malaria: A complex relationship

REVIEW PUBLICATIONS

Wickemasinghe, A.R. Wickremasinghe, S.D. Fernando

UN Chronicle, 2: 14-16. http://unchronicle.un.org/article/climate-change-and-malaria-complex-relationship

Publication year: 2010

A candidate gene study of susceptibility to cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

N. Samaranayake, S.D.Fernando, V. H. W. Dissanayake

Tropical Medicine and International Health, 15: 632-638

Publication year: 2010

Update on four tropical infectious Diseases: A collection of scholarly articles.

Books

Senaka Rajapakse, Chaturaka Rodrigo, Deepika Fernando

ISBN 978-955-51983-1-8

Publication year: 2009

Toxocara seropositivity in Sri Lankan children: association with asthma

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

S.D.Fernando, V.P.Wickramasinghe, G.M.G.Kapilananda, R.L.Devasurendra, J.D.M.S.Amarasooriya, H.G.A.K.Dayaratne

Paediatric International, 51 (2): 241-245

Publication year: 2009

Sleeping arrangements under long lasting impregnated mosquito nets: differences during low and high malaria transmission seasons

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

S.D.Fernando, R.R. Abeyasinghe, G.N.L. Galappaththy, N. Gunawardena, A.C.R Ranasinghe, L. C. Rajapaksa

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 103: 1204-1210

Publication year: 2009

Genome-wide and fine-resolution association analysis of malaria in West Africa

REVIEW PUBLICATIONS

M. Jallow, Y.Y. Teo, K.S. Small, K.A. Rockett, P. Deloukas, T.G. Clark, K. Kivinen, K.A. Bojang, D.J. Conway, M. Pinder, G. Sirugo, F. Sisay-Joof, S. Usen, S. Auburn, S.J. Bumpstead, S. Campino, A. Coffey, A. Dunham, A.E. Fry, A. Green, R. Gwilliam, S.E. Hunt, M. Inouye, A.E. Jeffreys, A. Mendy, A. Palotie, S. Potter, J. Ragoussis, J. Rogers, K. Rowlands, E. Somaskantharajah, P. Whittaker, C. Widden, P. Donnelly, B. Howie, J. Marchini, A. Morris, M. Sanjoaquin, E.A. Achidi, T. Agbenyega, A. Allen, O. Amodu, P. Corran, A. Djimde, A. Dolo, O.K. Doumbo, C. Drakeley, S. Dunstan, J. Evans, J. Farrar, D. Fernando, T.T. Hien, R.D. Horstmann, M. Ibrahim, N. Karunaweera, G. Kokwaro, K.A. Koram, M. Lemnge, J. Makani, K. Marsh, P. Michon, D. Modiano, M.E. Molyneux, I. Mueller, M. Parker, N. Peshu, C.V. Plowe, O. Puijalon, J. Reeder, H. Reyburn, E.M. Riley, A. Sakuntabhai, P. Singhasivanon, S. Sirima, A. Tall, T.E. Taylor, M. Thera, M. Troye-Blomberg, T.N. Williams, M. Wilson, D.P. Kwiatkowski

Nature Genetics, 41 (6): 657 – 665

Publication year: 2009