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Histopathological spectrum in acute and chronic cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka

Scientific Meetings Published As Abstracts
Manamperi NH, de Silva MVC, Fernando C, Pathirana KPN, Abeywickreme W, Karunweera ND
Publication year: 2015

Genetic determinants of anti-malarial acquired immunity in a large multi-centre study.

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helton JM, Corran P, Risley P, Silva N, Hubbart C, Jeffreys A, Rowlands K, Craik R, Cornelius V, Hensmann M, Molloy S, Sepulveda N, Clark TG, Band G, Clarke GM, Spencer CC, Kerasidou A, Campino S, Auburn S, Tall A, Ly AB, Mercereau-Puijalon O, Sakuntabhai A, Djimdé A, Maiga B, Touré O, Doumbo OK, Dolo A, Troye-Blomberg M, Mangano VD, Verra F, Modiano D, Bougouma E, Sirima SB, Ibrahim M, Hussain A, Eid N, Elzein A, Mohammed H, Elhassan A, Elhassan I, Williams TN, Ndila C, Macharia A, Marsh K, Manjurano A, Reyburn H, Lemnge M, Ishengoma D, Carter R, Karunaweera N, Fernando D, Dewasurendra R, Drakeley CJ, Riley EM, Kwiatkowski DP, Rockett KA; MalariaGEN Consortium.
Malar J. 2015 Aug 28;14:333. doi: 10.1186/s12936-015-0833-x. PMID: 26314886
Publication year: 2015

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

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G6PD gene variants and its association with malaria in a Sri Lankan population.
Malar J. 2015 Feb 22;14:93. doi: 10.1186/s12936-015-0603-9. PMID: 25885177
Publication year: 2015

Efficacy, safety and cost-effectiveness of thermotherapy, a novel mode of treatment for Leishmaniadonovani-induced cutaneous leishmaniasis: A randomized controlled clinical trial

Scientific Meetings Published As Abstracts
Refai FW, Weerasingha NP, Weerasingha S, Senerath U, de Silva A, Fernandopulle R, Satoskar A, Karunaweera ND
Publication year: 2015

Development of a single nucleotide polymorphism barcode to genotype Plasmodium vivax infections.

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Baniecki ML, Faust AL, Schaffner SF, Park DJ, Galinsky K, Daniels RF, Hamilton E, Ferreira MU, Karunaweera ND, Serre D, Zimmerman PA, Sá JM, Wellems TE, Musset L, Legrand E, Melnikov A, Neafsey DE, Volkman SK, Wirth DF, Sabeti PC.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Mar 17;9(3):e0003539. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003539. eCollection 2015 Mar. PMID: 25781890
Publication year: 2015

Clinico-epidemiological pattern of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka

Scientific Meetings Published As Abstracts
Deepachandi,MAB, Kariyawasam KKGDU, Weerasinghe S, Soysa SSSBDP, Siriwardana HVYD, Karunaweera ND
Publication year: 2015

Characterisation of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Matara district, southern Sri Lanka: evidence for case clustering.

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Kariyawasam KK, Edirisuriya CS, Senerath U, Hensmen D, Siriwardana HV, Karunaweera ND.
Pathog Glob Health. 2015;109(7):336-43. doi: 10.1179/2047773215Y.0000000032. Epub 2015 Sep 7. PMID: 26345305
Publication year: 2015

Assessment of malaria transmission intensity using anti-MSP119 (P.vivax) antibody as a serological marker in Kurunegala district. Proceedings of Annual Research Symposium, University of Colombo

Scientific Meetings Published As Abstracts
Dewasurendra RL, Sepulveda N, Gunewardena GSA, Chandrasekharan NV, Drakeley CJ, Karunaweera ND
Publication year: 2015

Anti-inflammatory activity of cinnamon (C. zeylanicum and C. cassia) extracts - identification of E-cinnamaldehyde and o-methoxy cinnamaldehyde as the most potent bioactive compounds.

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Gunawardena D, Karunaweera N, Lee S, van Der Kooy F, Harman DG, Raju R, Bennett L, Gyengesi E, Sucher NJ, Münch G.
Food Funct. 2015 Mar;6(3):910-9. doi: 10.1039/c4fo00680a. PMID: 25629927
Publication year: 2015

Advances in genetics and genomics: use and limitations in achieving malaria elimination goals.

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Gunawardena S, Karunaweera ND.Pathog Glob Health.
Pathog Glob Health. 2015 May;109(3):123-41. doi: 10.1179/2047773215Y.0000000015. PMID: 25943157
Publication year: 2015

A study on seroprevalence of cutaeneousleishmaniasisi in Sri Lanka using a locally developed enzyme-linked immunosorbaent assay

Scientific Meetings Published As Abstracts
Deepachandi,MAB, Ali N, Soysa SSSBDP, Karunaweera ND, Siriwardana HVYD
Publication year: 2015

The Sri Lankan paradox: high genetic diversity in Plasmodium vivax populations despite decreasing levels of malaria transmission.

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Gunawardena S, Ferreira MU, Kapilananda GM, Wirth DF, Karunaweera ND.
Parasitology. 2014 Jun;141(7):880-90. doi: 10.1017/S0031182013002278. Epub 2014 Feb 14. PMID: 24533989
Publication year: 2014

On the road to eliminate malaria in Sri Lanka: lessons from history, challenges, gaps in knowledge and research needs

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Karunaweera ND, Galappaththy GN, Wirth DF.
Malar J. 2014 Feb 18;13:59. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-59. PMID: 24548783
Publication year: 2014

Integrated school-based surveillance for soil-transmitted helminth infections and lymphatic filariasis in Gampaha district, Sri Lanka.

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Gunawardena S, Gunawardena NK, Kahathuduwa G, Karunaweera ND, de Silva NR, Ranasinghe UB, Samarasekara SD, Nagodavithana KC, Rao RU, Rebollo MP, Weil GJ.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 Apr;90(4):661-6. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0641. Epub 2014 Feb 3. PMID: 24493672
Publication year: 2014

Genetic polymorphisms associated with anti-malarial antibody levels in a low and unstable malaria transmission area in southern Sri Lanka.

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Dewasurendra RL, Suriyaphol P, Fernando SD, Carter R, Rockett K, Corran P, Kwiatkowski D, Karunaweera ND; 7 MalariaGEN Consortium.
Dewasurendra RL, Suriyaphol P, Fernando SD, Carter R, Rockett K, Corran P, Kwiatkowski D, Karunaweera ND; 7 MalariaGEN Consortium.
Publication year: 2012

Distribution pattern of Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine transporter (pfcrt) gene haplotypes in Sri Lanka 1996-2006.

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Zhang JJ, Senaratne TN, Daniels R, Valim C, Alifrangis M, Amerasinghe P, Konradsen F, Rajakaruna R, Wirth DF, Karunaweera ND.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 Nov;85(5):811-4. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0167. PMID: 22049031
Publication year: 2011

Single-nucleotide polymorphism, linkage disequilibrium and geographic structure in the malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax: prospects for genome-wide association studies.

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Orjuela-Sánchez P, Karunaweera ND, da Silva-Nunes M, da Silva NS, Scopel KK, Gonçalves RM, Amaratunga C, Sá JM, Socheat D, Fairhust RM, Gunawardena S, Thavakodirasah T, Galapaththy GL, Abeysinghe R, Kawamoto F, Wirth DF, Ferreira MU.
BMC Genet. 2010 Jul 13;11:65. doi: 10.1186/1471-2156-11-65. PMID: 20626846
Publication year: 2010

Geographic structure of Plasmodium vivax: microsatellite analysis of parasite populations from Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Ethiopia

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Gunawardena S, Karunaweera ND, Ferreira MU, Phone-Kyaw M, Pollack RJ, Alifrangis M, Rajakaruna RS, Konradsen F, Amerasinghe PH, Schousboe ML, Galappaththy GN, Abeyasinghe RR, Hartl DL, Wirth DF.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Feb;82(2):235-42. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0588. PMID: 20133999
Publication year: 2010

Co-infection of mucosal leishmaniasis and extra pulmonary tuberculosis in a patient with inherent immune deficiency

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Rathnayake D, Ranawake RR, Sirimanna G, Siriwardhane Y, Karunaweera N, De Silva R.
Int J Dermatol. 2010 May;49(5):549-51. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2010.04376.x. PMID: 20534090
Publication year: 2010

Clinical and epidemiological studies on the cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (Leishmania) donovani in Sri Lanka.

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Siriwardana HV, Thalagala N, Karunaweera ND.
Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 2010 Apr;104(3):213-23. doi: 10.1179/136485910X12647085215615. PMID: 20507695
Publication year: 2010

Leishmania donovani causing cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka: a wolf in sheep's clothing?

Articles
Karunaweera ND.
Trends Parasitol. 2009 Oct;25(10):458-63. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2009.07.002. Epub 2009 Sep 4. PMID: 19734098
Publication year: 2009

Is leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka benign and be ignored?

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Karunaweera ND, Rajapaksa US.
Vector Borne Dis. 2009 Mar;46(1):13-7. PMID: 19326703
Publication year: 2009

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

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Jallow M, Teo YY, Small KS, Rockett KA, Deloukas P, Clark TG, Kivinen K, Bojang KA, Conway DJ, Pinder M, Sirugo G, Sisay-Joof F, Usen S, Auburn S, Bumpstead SJ, Campino S, Coffey A, Dunham A, Fry AE, Green A, Gwilliam R, Hunt SE, Inouye M, Jeffreys AE, Mendy A, Palotie A, Potter S, Ragoussis J, Rogers J, Rowlands K, Somaskantharajah E, Whittaker P, Widden C, Donnelly P, Howie B, Marchini J, Morris A, SanJoaquin M, Achidi EA, Agbenyega T, Allen A, Amodu O, Corran P, Djimde A, Dolo A, Doumbo OK, Drakeley C, Dunstan S, Evans J, Farrar J, Fernando D, Hien TT, Horstmann RD, Ibrahim M, Karunaweera N, Kokwaro G, Koram KA, Lemnge M, Makani J, Marsh K, Michon P, Modiano D, Molyneux ME, Mueller I, Parker M, Peshu N, Plowe CV, Puijalon O, Reeder J, Reyburn H, Riley EM, Sakuntabhai A, Singhasivanon P, Sirima S, Tall A, Taylor TE, Thera M, Troye-Blomberg M, Williams TN, Wilson M, Kwiatkowski DP; Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium; Malaria Genomic Epidemiology Network.
Nat Genet. 2009 Jun;41(6):657-65. doi: 10.1038/ng.388. Epub 2009 May 24. PMID: 19465909
Publication year: 2009

A simple, cost effective method for isolation and transportation of Leishmania parasites.

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Ihalamulla RL, Rajapaksa US, Siriwardena HV, Chance M, Karunaweera ND.
Ceylon Med J. 2009 Jun;54(2):46-7. doi: 10.4038/cmj.v54i2.864. PMID: 19670547
Publication year: 2009

Studies on prevalence of anopheline species and community perception of malaria in Jaffna district, Sri Lanka.

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Kannathasan S, Antonyrajan A, Srikrishnaraj KA, Karunaratne SH, Karunaweera ND, Surendran SN.
J Vector Borne Dis. 2008 Sep;45(3):231-9. PMID: 18807380
Publication year: 2008

Larvivorous potential of the guppy, Poecilia reticulata, in anopheline mosquito control in riverbed pools below the Kotmale dam, Sri Lanka

ArticlesResearch Publications
Kusumawathie PH, Wickremasinghe AR, Karunaweera ND, Wijeyaratne MJ.
Asia Pac J Public Health. 2008;20(1):56-63. doi: 10.1177/1010539507308507. PMID: 19124299
Publication year: 2008

Extensive microsatellite diversity in the human malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax.

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Karunaweera ND, Ferreira MU, Munasinghe A, Barnwell JW, Collins WE, King CL, Kawamoto F, Hartl DL, Wirth DF.
Gene. 2008 Feb 29;410(1):105-12. doi: 10.1016/j.gene.2007.11.022. Epub 2008 Jan 15. PMID: 18226474
Publication year: 2008

Efficacy of RPMI 1640 and M 199 media in the isolation of Leishmania from cutaneous lesions.

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Ihalamulla RL, Siriwardana HV, Karunaweera ND.
Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 2008 Mar;102(2):173-5. doi: 10.1179/136485908X252331. PMID: 18318939
Publication year: 2008

Costs and effectiveness of application of Poecilia reticulata (guppy) and temephos in anopheline mosquito control in river basins below the major dams of Sri Lanka.

ArticlesResearch Publications
Kusumawathie PH, Wickremasinghe AR, Karunaweera ND, Wijeyaratne MJ.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Jul;102(7):705-11. doi: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.03.013. Epub 2008 May 16. PMID: 18486171
Publication year: 2008

Population structure and transmission dynamics of Plasmodium vivax in rural Amazonia

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Ferreira MU, Karunaweera ND, da Silva-Nunes M, da Silva NS, Wirth DF, Hartl DL.
J Infect Dis. 2007 Apr 15;195(8):1218-26. doi: 10.1086/512685. Epub 2007 Mar 6. PMID: 17357061
Publication year: 2007
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