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

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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.

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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

Tafenoquine for preventing relapse in people with Plasmodium vivax malaria.

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C.Rodrigo,D.Fernando, S.Rajapakse
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 9. Art. No.: CD010458. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010458.pub3.
Publication year: 2020

Compliance with primary malaria chemoprophylaxis: is weekly prophylaxis better than daily prophylaxis?

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C.Rodrigo, S.Rajapakse, S.D. Fernando.
Patient preference and adherence.14:2215-2223. https://doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S255561
Publication year: 2020

Clinical evidence for repurposing chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine as antiviral agents: a systematic review

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C.Rodrigo,D.Fernando, S.Rajapakse
Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 26: 979-987. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2020.05.016.
Publication year: 2020

Technical and operational underpinnings of malaria elimination from Sri Lanka.

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R.Premaratne, R. Wickremasinghe, D.Ranaweera, W.M.K.T.de A.W.Gunasekera, M.Hevawitharana, L.Pieris, D.Fernando, K.Mendis
Malaria Journal; 18:256
Publication year: 2019

Tafenoquine for primary and terminal prophylaxis of malaria in apparently healthy people; a systematic review. 

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Rodrigo, S. Rajapakse, S.D.Fernando
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, doi:10.1093/trstmh/trz052.
Publication year: 2019

Role of a dedicated support group in retaining Sri Lanka’s malaria free status.

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B.Rolfe, K.Mendis, R. Wickremasinghe, R. Premaratne, D.Fernando, N.Dhingra, J.Parry, R. Datta.
Journal of vector borne disease, 56: 66-69.
Publication year: 2019

Carica papaya extract in Dengue: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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S. Rajapakse, N.L. De Silva, P.N. Weeratunga, C.Rodrigo, C. Sigera, D.Fernando
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-019-2678-2.
Publication year: 2019

Prophylactic and therapeutic interventions for bleeding in dengue fever: a systematic review.

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S.Rajapakse, N.L.de Silva, P.Weeratunge, C.Rodrigo, S.D.Fernando
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 111: 433-439. Doi:10.1093/trstmh/trx079.
Publication year: 2018

Beyond thrombocytopaenia, haemorrhage and shock: the Expanded Dengue Syndrome.

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S. Rajapakse, N.L. De Silva, P.N. Weeratunga, C.Rodrigo, C. Sigera, S.D.Fernando
Pathogens and Global Health. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/20477724.2018.1552645.
Publication year: 2018

Amphotericin B for treatment of visceral leishmaniasis; a systematic review and meta-analyses of prospective, comparative clinical studies including dose ranging studies

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C. Rodrigo, P. Weeratunge, D.Fernando, S.Rajapake.
Clinical Microbiology and Infection,24: 591-598. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2017.11.008. 
Publication year: 2018

Tafenoquine for preventing relapse in people with Plasmodium vivax malaria

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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: 2017

Prophylaxis to human toxoplasmosis a systematic review.

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S.Rajapakse, P. Weeratunge. C.Rodrigo, N.L.de Silva, S.D. Fernando
Pathogens and Global Health. DOI: 10.1080/20477724.2017.1370528.
Publication year: 2017

Investment in child and adolescent health and development: Key messages from Disease Control Priorities, 3rd Edition.

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D.A.P.Bundy, N. de Silva, S. Horton and members of the DCP3 Child and Adolescent Health and Development Authors Writing Group
The Lancet, 391 (10121); 687-699. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(17)32417-0. 
Publication year: 2017

Control methods for Aedes albopictusand Aedes aegypti.

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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.

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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

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

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C.Rodrigo, S.Rajapakse, S.D. Fernando
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews  DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD0122242
Publication year: 2016

Tafenoquine for preventing relapse in people with Plasmodium vivax malaria.

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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

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

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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

Atypical Manifestations of leptospirosis.

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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

Pharmacological management of tetanus; an evidence based review

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Chaturaka Rodrigo, Deepika Fernando, Senaka Rajapakse
Annals of Intensive Care, 18: 217
Publication year: 2014

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

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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

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

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Senaka Rajapakse, Chaturaka Rodrigo C, Sumadhya D Fernando
Issue 3. Art. No.: CD010458. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD010458
Publication year: 2013

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

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S. Rajapakse, M.C.Shivanthan, N.Samaranayake, C.Rodrigo, S.D.Fernando
Pathogens and Global Health. 107(4):162-169
Publication year: 2013

A meta-analysis of magnesium for tetanus

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C.Rodrigo, L.Samarakoon, S.D.Fernando, S.Rajapakse
Anaesthesia, 67, 1370-1374
Publication year: 2012

Scrub typhus: Pathophysiology, Clinical features and Prognosis.

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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

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D.Fernando, C.Rodrigo, S. Rajapakse
Malaria Journal, 10: 351, doi:10.1186/1475-2875-10-351
Publication year: 2011

Drug treatment of scrub typhus

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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. 

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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