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Genomic insights into virulence mechanisms of Leishmania donovani: evidence from an atypical strain.

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Samarasinghe SR, Samaranayake N, Kariyawasam UL, Siriwardana YD, Imamura H, Karunaweera ND.
BMC Genomics. 2018 Nov 28;19(1):843. doi: 10.1186/s12864-018-5271-z. PMID: 30486770
Publication year: 2018

Evidence for Seroprevalence in Human Localized Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania donovani in Sri Lanka.

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Siriwardana YD, Deepachandi B, Ranasinghe S, Soysa P, Karunaweera N.
Biomed Res Int. 2018 Jan 17;2018:9320367. doi: 10.1155/2018/9320367. eCollection 2018. PMID: 29581989
Publication year: 2018

Dermotropic Leishmania donovani in Sri Lanka: visceralizing potential in clinical and preclinical studies.

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Kariyawasam KKGDUL, Selvapandiyan A, Siriwardana HVYD, Dube A, Karunanayake P, Senanayake SASC, Dey R, Gannavaram S, Nakhasi HL, Karunaweera ND.
Parasitology. 2018 Apr;145(4):443-452. doi: 10.1017/S003118201700169X. Epub 2017 Nov 8. PMID: 29113609
Publication year: 2018

Tissue Impression Smears as a Supplementary Diagnostic Method for Histopathology in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka.

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Manamperi NH, Chandu de Silva MV, Pathirana N, Abeyewickreme W, Karunaweera ND
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2018 Mar;98(3):759-762. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0748. Epub 2018 Jan 11. PMID: 29345220
Publication year: 2018

Prevalence of G6PD deficiency in selected populations from two previously high malaria endemic areas of Sri Lanka.

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Gunawardena S, Kapilananda GM, Samarakoon D, Maddevithana S, Wijesundera S, Goonaratne LV, Karunaweera ND.
PLoS One. 2017 Feb 2;12(2):e0171208. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171208. eCollection 2017. PMID: 28152025
Publication year: 2017

In situ immunopathological changes in cutaneous leishmaniasis due to Leishmania donovani.

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Manamperi NH, Oghumu S, Pathirana N, de Silva MV, Abeyewickreme W, Satoskar AR, Karunaweera ND.
Parasite Immunol. 2017 Mar;39(3):10.1111/pim.12413. doi: 10.1111/pim.12413. PMID: 28112425
Publication year: 2017

Genetic diversity of Leishmania donovani that causes cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka: a cross sectional study with regional comparisons.

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Kariyawasam UL, Selvapandiyan A, Rai K, Wani TH, Ahuja K, Beg MA, Premathilake HU, Bhattarai NR, Siriwardena YD, Zhong D, Zhou G, Rijal S, Nakhasi H, Karunaweera ND.
BMC Infect Dis. 2017 Dec 22;17(1):791. doi: 10.1186/s12879-017-2883-x. PMID: 29273010
Publication year: 2017

Emergence of visceral leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka: a newly established health threat.

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Siriwardana HVYD, Karunanayake P, Goonerathne L, Karunaweera ND.
Pathog Glob Health. 2017 Sep;111(6):317-326. doi: 10.1080/20477724.2017.1361564. Epub 2017 Aug 18. PMID: 28820339
Publication year: 2017

Efficacy, Safety and Cost-Effectiveness of Thermotherapy in the Treatment of Leishmania donovani-Induced Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.

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Refai WF, Madarasingha NP, Sumanasena B, Weerasingha S, De Silva A, Fernandopulle R, Satoskar AR, Karunaweera ND.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2017 Oct;97(4):1120-1126. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0879. Epub 2017 Aug 18. PMID: 28820681
Publication year: 2017

Effectiveness of a serological tool to predict malaria transmission intensity in an elimination setting.

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Dewasurendra RL, Dias JN, Sepulveda N, Gunawardena GS, Chandrasekharan N, Drakeley C, Karunaweera ND.
BMC Infect Dis. 2017 Jan 9;17(1):49. doi: 10.1186/s12879-016-2164-0. PMID: 28068925
Publication year: 2017

Case report of Plasmodium ovale curtisi malaria in Sri Lanka: relevance for the maintenance of elimination status.

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Gunawardena S, Daniels RF, Yahathugoda TC, Weerasooriya MV, Durfee K, Volkman SK, Wirth DF, Karunaweera ND.
BMC Infect Dis. 2017 Apr 24;17(1):307. doi: 10.1186/s12879-017-2411-z. PMID: 28438137
Publication year: 2017

Nonresponsiveness to standard treatment in cutaneous leishmaniasis: A case series from Sri Lanka.

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Refai FW, Madarasingha NP, Fernandopulle R, Karunaweera N.
Trop Parasitol. 2016 Jul-Dec;6(2):155-158. doi: 10.4103/2229-5070.190835. PMID: 27722106
Publication year: 2016

Loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay as a sensitive diagnostic tool for Leishmania donovani infections in Sri Lanka.

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Kothalawala HS, Karunaweera ND.
Ceylon Med J. 2016 Jun;61(2):68-70. doi: 10.4038/cmj.v61i2.8286. PMID: 27423747
Publication year: 2016

Leishmaniasis: Path toward elimination from the Indian subcontinent.

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Karunaweera ND.
Trop Parasitol. 2016 Jan-Jun;6(1):2-4. doi: 10.4103/2229-5070.175023. PMID: 26998429
Publication year: 2016

Genomic analysis of local variation and recent evolution in Plasmodium vivax.

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Pearson RD, Amato R, Auburn S, Miotto O, Almagro-Garcia J, Amaratunga C, Suon S, Mao S, Noviyanti R, Trimarsanto H, Marfurt J, Anstey NM, William T, Boni MF, Dolecek C, Hien TT, White NJ, Michon P, Siba P, Tavul L, Harrison G, Barry A, Mueller I, Ferreira MU, Karunaweera N, Randrianarivelojosia M, Gao Q, Hubbart C, Hart L, Jeffery B, Drury E, Mead D, Kekre M, Campino S, Manske M, Cornelius VJ, MacInnis B, Rockett KA, Miles A, Rayner JC, Fairhurst RM, Nosten F, Price RN, Kwiatkowski DP.
Nat Genet. 2016 Aug;48(8):959-964. doi: 10.1038/ng.3599. Epub 2016 Jun 27. PMID: 27348299
Publication year: 2016

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

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Samaranayake N, Fernando SD, Neththikumara NF, Rodrigo C, Karunaweera ND, Dissanayake VH.
BMC Infect Dis. 2016 Jun 14;16:292. doi: 10.1186/s12879-016-1626-8. PMID: 27301744
Publication year: 2016

Use of a clinical tool for screening and diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka.

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Siriwardana HV, Senarath U, Chandrawansa PH, Karunaweera ND.
Pathog Glob Health. 2015 Jun;109(4):174-83. doi: 10.1179/2047773215Y.0000000024. Epub 2015 Jul 16. PMID: 26184581
Publication year: 2015

Plasmodium vivax Diversity and Population Structure across Four Continents.

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Koepfli C, Rodrigues PT, Antao T, Orjuela-Sánchez P, Van den Eede P, Gamboa D, van Hong N, Bendezu J, Erhart A, Barnadas C, Ratsimbasoa A, Menard D, Severini C, Menegon M, Nour BY, Karunaweera N, Mueller I, Ferreira MU, Felger I.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Jun 30;9(6):e0003872. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003872. eCollection 2015. PMID: 26125189
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

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

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

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

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
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