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Unfolded protein response pathway in leishmaniasis: A review

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2. Edirisinghe NM, Manamperi NH, Wanasinghe VS, Karunaweera N
Edirisinghe NM, Manamperi NH, Wanasinghe VS, Karunaweera N. Unfolded protein response pathway in leishmaniasis: A review. Parasite Immunol. 2023 Nov;45(11):e13009. doi: 10.1111/pim.13009. Epub 2023 Aug 11. PMID: 37571855.
Publication year: 2023

Histological findings associated with treatment response in cutaneous leishmaniasis: a clinicopathological correlation study.

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Riyal H, Samaranayake N, Amarathunga P, Munidasa D, Karunaweera ND.
20. Riyal H, Samaranayake N, Amarathunga P, Munidasa D, Karunaweera ND. Histological findings associated with treatment response in cutaneous leishmaniasis: a clinicopathological correlation study. Int J Dermatol. 2023 Oct;62(10):1237-1247. doi: 10.1111/ijd.16826. PMID: 37723978; PMCID: PMC10516507.
Publication year: 2023

First evidence of experimental genetic hybridization between cutaneous and visceral strains of Leishmania donovani within its natural vector Phlebotomus argentipes.

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Riyal H, Ferreira TR, Paun A, Ghosh K, Samaranayake N, Sacks DL, Karunaweera ND
Riyal H, Ferreira TR, Paun A, Ghosh K, Samaranayake N, Sacks DL, Karunaweera ND. First evidence of experimental genetic hybridization between cutaneous and visceral strains of Leishmania donovani within its natural vector Phlebotomus argentipes. Acta Trop. 2023 Sep;245:106979. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2023.106979. Epub 2023 Jun 28. PMID: 37391025.
Publication year: 2023

Diagnostic Tools for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania donovani: A Narrative Review.

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1. Piyasiri SB, Dewasurendra R, Samaranayake N, Karunaweera N.
Piyasiri SB, Dewasurendra R, Samaranayake N, Karunaweera N. Diagnostic Tools for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania donovani: A Narrative Review. Diagnostics (Basel). 2023 Sep 18;13(18):2989. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics13182989. PMID: 37761356; PMCID: PMC10529649.
Publication year: 2023

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Publication year: 2023

Cytokine and phenotypic cell profiles in human cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania donovani

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Wijesooriya H, Samaranayake N, Karunaweera ND
Wijesooriya H, Samaranayake N, Karunaweera ND (2023) Cytokine and phenotypic cell profiles in human cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania donovani. PLoS ONE 18(1): e0270722. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0270722
Publication year: 2023

Stress conditions promote Leishmania hybridization in vitro marked by expression of the ancestral gamete fusogen HAP2 as revealed by single-cell RNA-seq

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Louradour I, Ferreira TR, Duge E, Karunaweera N, Paun A, Sacks D
Louradour I, Ferreira TR, Duge E, Karunaweera N, Paun A, Sacks D. Stress conditions promote Leishmania hybridization in vitro marked by expression of the ancestral gamete fusogen HAP2 as revealed by single-cell RNA-seq. Elife. 2022;11:e73488. Published 2022 Jan 7. doi:10.7554/eLife.73488
Publication year: 2022

ELISA based evaluation of antibody response to Leishmania in a region endemic for cutaneous leishmaniasis

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Piyasiri SB, Samaranayake TN, Silva H, Manamperi NH, Karunaweera ND
Piyasiri SB, Samaranayake TN, Silva H, Manamperi NH, Karunaweera ND. (2022). ELISA based evaluation of antibody response to Leishmania in a region endemic for cutaneous leishmaniasis. Parasite Immunol. e12940. doi: 10.1111/pim.12940.
Publication year: 2022

Assessment of knowledge and perceptions in leishmaniasis: an island-wide study in Sri Lanka

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Dewasurendra R, Silva H, Samaranayake N, Manamperi N, Senanayake S, de Silva N, Karunanayake P, Senerath U, Senanayake S, Zhou G, Karunaweera ND
Dewasurendra R, Silva H, Samaranayake N, Manamperi N, Senanayake S, de Silva N, Karunanayake P, Senerath U, Senanayake S, Zhou G, Karunaweera ND. (2022). Assessment of knowledge and perceptions in leishmaniasis: an island-wide study in Sri Lanka. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 16(10): e0010821. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010821
Publication year: 2022

An open dataset of Plasmodium vivax genome variation in 1,895 worldwide samples

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MalariaGEN; Adam I, Alam MS, Alemu S, Amaratunga C, Amato R, Andrianaranjaka V, Anstey NM, Aseffa A, Ashley E, Assefa A, Auburn S, Barber BE, Barry A, Batista Pereira D, Cao J, Chau NH, Chotivanich K, Chu C, Dondorp AM, Drury E, Echeverry DF, Erko B, Espino F, Fairhurst R, Faiz A, Fernanda Villegas M, Gao Q, Golassa L, Goncalves S, Grigg MJ, Hamedi Y, Hien TT, Htut Y, Johnson KJ, Karunaweera N, Khan W, Krudsood S, Kwiatkowski DP, Lacerda M, Ley B, Lim P, Liu Y, Llanos-Cuentas A, Lon C, Lopera-Mesa T, Marfurt J, Michon P, Miotto O, Mohammed R, Mueller I, Namaik-Larp C, Newton PN, Nguyen TN, Nosten F, Noviyanti R, Pava Z, Pearson RD, Petros B, Phyo AP, Price RN, Pukrittayakamee S, Rahim AG, Randrianarivelojosia M, Rayner JC, Rumaseb A, Siegel SV, Simpson VJ, Thriemer K, Tobon-Castano A, Trimarsanto H, Urbano Ferreira M, Vélez ID, Wangchuk S, Wellems TE, White NJ, William T, Yasnot MF, Yilma D.
MalariaGEN; Adam I, Alam MS, Alemu S, Amaratunga C, Amato R, Andrianaranjaka V, Anstey NM, Aseffa A, Ashley E, Assefa A, Auburn S, Barber BE, Barry A, Batista Pereira D, Cao J, Chau NH, Chotivanich K, Chu C, Dondorp AM, Drury E, Echeverry DF, Erko B, Espino F, Fairhurst R, Faiz A, Fernanda Villegas M, Gao Q, Golassa L, Goncalves S, Grigg MJ, Hamedi Y, Hien TT, Htut Y, Johnson KJ, Karunaweera N, Khan W, Krudsood S, Kwiatkowski DP, Lacerda M, Ley B, Lim P, Liu Y, Llanos-Cuentas A, Lon C, Lopera-Mesa T, Marfurt J, Michon P, Miotto O, Mohammed R, Mueller I, Namaik-Larp C, Newton PN, Nguyen TN, Nosten F, Noviyanti R, Pava Z, Pearson RD, Petros B, Phyo AP, Price RN, Pukrittayakamee S, Rahim AG, Randrianarivelojosia M, Rayner JC, Rumaseb A, Siegel SV, Simpson VJ, Thriemer K, Tobon-Castano A, Trimarsanto H, Urbano Ferreira M, Vélez ID, Wangchuk S, Wellems TE, White NJ, William T, Yasnot MF, Yilma D. An open dataset of Plasmodium vivax genome variation in 1,895 worldwide samples. Wellcome Open Res. 2022 Apr 14;7:136. doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17795.1. PMID: 35651694; PMCID: PMC9127374.
Publication year: 2022

Treatment failure to sodium stibogluconate in cutaneous leishmaniasis: A challenge to infection control and disease elimination.

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Silva H, Liyanage A, Deerasinghe T, Chandrasekara V, Chellappan K, Karunaweera ND
Silva H, Liyanage A, Deerasinghe T, Chandrasekara V, Chellappan K, Karunaweera ND (2021) Treatment failure to sodium stibogluconate in cutaneous leishmaniasis: A challenge to infection control and disease elimination. PLoS ONE 16(10): e0259009. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259009
Publication year: 2021

Genetic diversity and population structure of Phlebotomus argentipes: Vector of Leishmania donovani in Sri Lanka

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20. Pathirage DRK, Weeraratne TC, Senanayake SC, Karunaratne SHPP, Karunaweera ND
Pathirage DRK, Weeraratne TC, Senanayake SC, Karunaratne SHPP, Karunaweera ND (2021) Genetic diversity and population structure of Phlebotomus argentipes: Vector of Leishmania donovani in Sri Lanka. PLoS ONE 16(9): e0256819. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256819
Publication year: 2021

Use of a Plasmodium vivax genetic barcode for genomic surveillance and parasite tracking in Sri Lanka.

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Dewasurendra RL, Baniecki ML, Schaffner S, Siriwardena Y, Moon J, Doshi R, Gunawardena S, Daniels RF, Neafsey D, Volkman S, Chandrasekharan NV, Wirth DF, Karunaweera ND.
Malar J. 2020 Sep 21;19(1):342. doi: 10.1186/s12936-020-03386-3. PMID: 32958025
Publication year: 2020

Tumour necrosis factor-dependent parasite-killing effects during paroxysms in non-immune Plasmodium vivax malaria patients.

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Karunaweera ND, Carter R, Grau GE, Kwiatkowski D, Del Giudice G, Mendis KN.
Clin Exp Immunol. 1992 Jun;88(3):499-505. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.1992.tb06478.x. PMID: 1351432
Publication year: 2020

Spatial Epidemiologic Trends and Hotspots of Leishmaniasis, Sri Lanka, 2001-2018.

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Karunaweera ND, Ginige S, Senanayake S, Silva H, Manamperi N, Samaranayake N, Siriwardana Y, Gamage D, Senerath U, Zhou G.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Jan;26(1):1-10. doi: 10.3201/eid2601.190971. PMID: 31855147
Publication year: 2020

Quantification of Soluble or Insoluble Fractions of Leishmania Parasite Proteins in Microvolume Applications: A Simplification to Standard Lowry Assay.

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Deepachandi B, Weerasinghe S, Andrahennadi TP, Karunaweera ND, Wickramarachchi N, Soysa P, Siriwardana Y.
Int J Anal Chem. 2020 Mar 13;2020:6129132. doi: 10.1155/2020/6129132. eCollection 2020. PMID: 32231701
Publication year: 2020

Insecticide susceptibility of the sand fly leishmaniasis vector Phlebotomus argentipes in Sri Lanka.

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Pathirage DRK, Karunaratne SHPP, Senanayake SC, Karunaweera ND.
Parasit Vectors. 2020 May 13;13(1):246. doi: 10.1186/s13071-020-04117-y. PMID: 32404115
Publication year: 2020

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Publication year: 2020

High resolution melting based method for rapid discriminatory diagnosis of co-infecting Leptomonas seymouri in Leishmania donovani-induced leishmaniasis.

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Ahuja K, Vats A, Beg MA, Kariyawasam KKGDUL, Chaudhury A, Chatterjee M, Karunaweera ND, Selvapandiyan A
Parasitol Int. 2020 Apr;75:102047. doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2019.102047. Epub 2019 Dec 27. PMID: 31887394
Publication year: 2020

Clinical features, risk factors and efficacy of cryotherapy in cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka

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Siriwardena HV, Udagedara CU, Karunaweera ND.
Ceylon Med J. 2003 Mar;48(1):10-2. doi: 10.4038/cmj.v48i1.3386. PMID: 12795012
Publication year: 2020

Atypical Presentation of Post-Kala-Azar Dermal Leishmaniasis in Bhutan.

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Pradhan A, Tobgay T, Dorjee S, Wangdi T, Zhou G, Karunaweera ND.
Case Rep Dermatol Med. 2020 Aug 21;2020:8899586. doi: 10.1155/2020/8899586. eCollection 2020. PMID: 32904486
Publication year: 2020

Trends in Recently Emerged Leishmania donovani Induced Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Sri Lanka, for the First 13 Years.

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Siriwardana Y, Zhou G, Deepachandi B, Akarawita J, Wickremarathne C, Warnasuriya W, Udagedara C, Ranawaka RR, Kahawita I, Ariyawansa D, Sirimanna G, Chandrawansa PH, Karunaweera ND.
Biomed Res Int. 2019 Apr 14;2019:4093603. doi: 10.1155/2019/4093603. eCollection 2019. PMID: 31111052
Publication year: 2019

Leishmania donovani Induced Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: An Insight into Atypical Clinical Variants in Sri Lanka.

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Siriwardana Y, Deepachandi B, Gunasekara C, Warnasooriya W, Karunaweera ND.
J Trop Med. 2019 May 27;2019:4538597. doi: 10.1155/2019/4538597. eCollection 2019. PMID: 31263501
Publication year: 2019

Health in rural Sri Lanka: A cross-sectional survey of three rural districts.

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Senarath U, Senanayake S, Pathirana S, Karunaweera N, Weerasinghe MC, Gunawardena NS, Munugoda IP, Jayasinghe S, Amarathunga P, Corea E, De Silva V, Fernando D, Fernando R, Gnanathasan A, Gunatilake M, Gunawardena S, Katulanda P, Rajapakse S, Samaranayake N, Siriwardana Y.
Ceylon Med J. 2019 Sep 30;64(3):103-110. doi: 10.4038/cmj.v64i3.8957. PMID: 32120460
Publication year: 2019

A multicentric evaluation of dipstick test for serodiagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Ethiopia and Spain.

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Ejazi SA, Ghosh S, Saha S, Choudhury ST, Bhattacharyya A, Chatterjee M, Pandey K, Das VNR, Das P, Rahaman M, Goswami RP, Rai K, Khanal B, Bhattarai NR, Deepachandi B, Siriwardana YD, Karunaweera ND, deBrito MEF, Gomes YM, Nakazawa M, Costa CHN, Adem E, Yeshanew A, Melkamu R, Fikre H, Hurissa Z, Diro E, Carrillo E, Moreno J, Ali N.
Sci Rep. 2019 Jul 9;9(1):9932. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-46283-9. PMID: 31289323
Publication year: 2019

A multicentric evaluation of dipstick test for serodiagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Ethiopia and Spain.

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Ejazi SA, Ghosh S, Saha S, Choudhury ST, Bhattacharyya A, Chatterjee M, Pandey K, Das VNR, Das P, Rahaman M, Goswami RP, Rai K, Khanal B, Bhattarai NR, Deepachandi B, Siriwardana YD, Karunaweera ND, deBrito MEF, Gomes YM, Nakazawa M, Costa CHN, Adem E, Yeshanew A, Melkamu R, Fikre H, Hurissa Z, Diro E, Carrillo E, Moreno J, Ali N.
Sci Rep. 2019 Jul 9;9(1):9932. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-46283-9. PMID: 31289323
Publication year: 2019

A highly sensitive modified nested PCR to enhance case detection in leishmaniasis.

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Deepachandi B, Weerasinghe S, Soysa P, Karunaweera N, Siriwardana Y.
BMC Infect Dis. 2019 Jul 15;19(1):623. doi: 10.1186/s12879-019-4180-3. PMID: 31307404
Publication year: 2019

Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka: effect on quality of life.

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Refai WF, Madarasingha NP, Sumanasena B, Weerasingha S, Fernandopulle R, Karunaweera ND.
Int J Dermatol. 2018 Dec;57(12):1442-1446. doi: 10.1111/ijd.14240. Epub 2018 Sep 23.PMID: 30246447
Publication year: 2018

Leishmaniasis: current challenges and prospects for elimination with special focus on the South Asian region.

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Karunaweera ND, Ferreira MU.Parasitology
. Apr;145(4):425-429. doi: 10.1017/S0031182018000471. Epub 2018 Apr 12.PMID: 29642962
Publication year: 2018

Host genetic polymorphisms and serological response against malaria in a selected population in Sri Lanka.

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Dewasurendra RL, Jeffreys A, Gunawardena SA, Chandrasekharan NV, Rockett K, Kwiatkowski D, Karunaweera ND.
Malar J. 2018 Dec 17;17(1):473. doi: 10.1186/s12936-018-2622-9. PMID: 30558622
Publication year: 2018
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