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  • Wijegunawardana, N.D.A.D.; Gunawardene, Y.I.N.S.; Manamperi, A.; Hapuarachchi, H.A.C.; Bandara, K.B.A.T.; Abeyewickreme, W. (Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, 2008)
    Entomological surveys are important tools for monitoring progress of lymphatic filariasis (Lf) eradication programs. In this study, dissection of Culex quinquefasciatus was compared with a Polymerase Chain Reaction - Enzyme ...
  • Sung, Y.J.; Winkler, T.W.; de Las Fuentes, L.; Bentley, A.R.; Brown, M.R.; Kraja, A.T.; Schwander, K.; Ntalla, I.; Guo, X.; Franceschini, N.; Lu, Y.; Cheng, C.Y.; Sim, X.; Vojinovic, D.; Marten, J.; Musani, S.K.; Li, C.; Feitosa, M.F.; Kilpelainen, T.O.; Richard, M.A.; Noordam, R.; Aslibekyan, S.; Aschard, H.; Bartz, T.M.; Dorajoo, R.; Liu, Y.; Manning, A.K.; Rankinen, T.; Smith, A.V.; Tajuddin, S.M.; Tayo, B.O.; Warren, H.R.; Zhao, W.; Zhou, Y.; Matoba, N.; Sofer, T.; Alver, M.; Amini, M.; Boissel, M.; Chai, J.F.; Chen, X.; Divers, J.; Gandin, I.; Gao, C.; Giulianini, F.; Goel, A.; Harris, S.E.; Hatwig, F.P.; Horimoto, A.R.V.R.; Hsu, F.C.; Jackson, A.U.; Kahonen, M.; Kasturiratne, A.; Kuhnel, B.; Leander, K.; Lee, W.J.; Lin, K.H.; an Luan, J.; McKenzie, C.A.; Meian, H.; Nelson, C.P.; Rauramaa, R.; Schupf, N.; Scott, R.A.; Sheu, W.H.H.; Stancakova, A.; Takeuchi, F.; van der Most, P.J.; Varga, T.V.; Wang, H.; Wang, Y.; Ware, E.B.; Weiss, S.; Wen, W.; Yanek, L.R.; Zhang, W.; Zhao, J.H.; Afag, S.; Alfred, T.; Amin, N.; Arking, D.; Aung, T.; Barr, R.G.; Bielak, L.F.; Boerwincle, E.; Bottinger, E.P.; Braund, P.S.; Brody, J.A.; Broeckel, U.; Cabrera, C.P.; Cade, B.; Caizheng, Y.; Campbell, A.; Canouil, M.; Chakravarti, A.; CHARGE Neurology Working Group; Chauhan, G.; Christensen, K.; Cocca, M.; COGENT-Kidney Consortium; Collins, F.S.; Connel, J.M.; de Mutsert, R.; de Silva, H.J.; Debette, S.; Dorr, M.; Duan, Q.; Eaton, C.B.; Ehret, G.; Evangelou, E.; FAul, J.D.; Fisher, V.A.; Forouhi, N.G.; Franco, O.H.; Friedlander, Y.; Gao, H.; GIANT Consortium; Gigante, B.; Graff, M.; Gu, C.C.; Gu, D.; Gupta, P.; Hagenaars, S.P.; Harris, T.B.; He, J.; Heikkinen, S.; Heng, C.K.; Hirata, M.; Hofman., A.; Howard, B.V.; Hunt, S.; Irvin, M.R.; Jia, Y.; Joehanes, R.; Justice, A.E.; Katsuya, T.; Kaufman, J,; Kerrison, N.D.; Khor, C.C.; Koh, W.P.; Koistinen, H.A.; Komulainen, P.; Kooperberg, C.; Krieger, J.E.; Kubo, M.; Kuusisto, J.; Lanefeld, C.D.; Langenberg, C.; Launer, L.J.; Lehne, B.; Lewis, C.E.; Li, Y.; Lifelines Cohort Study; Lim, S.H.; Lin, S.; Liu, C.T.; Liu, J.; Liu, J.; Liu, K.; Liu, Y.; Loh, M.; Lohmann, K.K.; Long, J.; Louie, T.; Magi, R.; Mahajan, A.; Meitinger, T.; Metspalu, A.; Milani, L.; Momozawa, Y.; Morris, A.P.; Mosley, T.H.Jr.; Munson, P.; Murray, A.D.; Nalls, M.A.; Nasri, U.; Norris, J.M.; North, K.; Ogunniyi, A.; Padmanabhan, S.; Palmas, W.R.; Palmer, N.D.; Pankow, J.S.; Pedersen, N.L.; Peters, A.; Peyser, P.A.; Polasek, O.; Raitakari, O.T.; Renstrom, F.; Rice, T.K.; Ridker, P.M.; Robino, A.; Robinson, J.G.; Rose, L.M.; Rudan, I.; Salako, B.L.; Sandow, K.; Schmidt, C.O.; Schreiner, P.J.; Scott, W.R.; Seshadri, S.; Sever, P.; Sitlani, C.M.; Smith, J.A.; Snieder, H.; Starr, J.M.; Strauch, K.; Tang, H.; Taylor, K.D.; Teo, Y.Y.; Tham, Y.C.; Uitterlineden, A.G.; Waldenberger, M.; Wang, L.; Wang, Y.X.; Wei, W.B.; Williams, C.; Wilson, G.; Wojczynski, M.K.; Yao, J.; Yuan, J.M.; Zonderman, A.B.; Becker, D.M.; Boehnke, M.; Bowden, D.W.; Chambers, J.C.; Chen, Y.I.; de Faire, U.; Deary, I.J.; Esco, T.; Farrall, M.; Forrester, T.; Franks, P.W.; Freedman, B.I.; Froguel, P.; Gasparini, P.; Gieger, C.; Horta, B.L.; Hung, Y.J.; Jonas, J.B.; Kato, N.; Kooner, J.S.; Laakso, M.; Lehtimaki, T.; Liang, K.W.; Magnusson, P.K.E.; Newman, A.B.; Oldehinkel, A.J.; Pereira, A.C.; Redline, S.; Rettig, R.; Samani, N.J.; Scott, J.; Shu, X.O.; van der Harst, P.; Wagenknecht, L.E.; Wareham, N.J.; Watkins, H.; Weir, D.R.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Wu, T.; Zheng, W.; Kamatani, Y.; Laurie, C.C.; Bouchard, C.; Cooper, R.S.; Evans, M.K.; Gudnason, V.; Kardia, S.L.R.; Kritchevsky, S.B.; Levy, D.; O'Connell, J.R.; Psaty, B.M.; van Dam, R.M.; Sims, M.; Arnett, D.K.; Mook-Kanamori, D.O.; Kelly, T.N.; Fox, E.R.; Hayward, C.; Fornage, M.; Rotimi, C.N.; Province, M.A.; van Dujin, C.M.; Tai, E.S.; Wong, T.Y.; Loos, R.J.F.; Reiner, A.P.; Rotter, J.I.; Zhu, X.; Bierut, L.J.; Gauderman, W.J.; Caulfield, M.J.; Elliott, P.; Rice, K.; Munroe, P.B.; Morrison, A.C.; Cupples, L.A.; Rao., D.C.; Chasman, D.I. (University of Chicago Press, 2018)
    Genome-wide association analysis advanced understanding of blood pressure (BP), a major risk factor for vascular conditions such as coronary heart disease and stroke. Accounting for smoking behavior may help identify BP ...
  • Udayanga, L.; Aryaprema, S.; Gunathilaka, N.; Iqbal, M. C. M.; Fernando, T.; Abeyewickreme, W. (Hindawi Pub. Co., 2020)
    BACKGROUND: Early detection of dengue epidemics is a vital aspect in control programmes. Predictions based on larval indices of disease vectors are widely used in dengue control, with defined threshold values. However, ...
  • Gunathilaka, N.; Wijebandara, Y.; Amerasinghe, D.; Udayanga, L.; Muhandiramlage, T.P. (Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022)
    Objective: To assess the larvicidal activity of mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) against larval stages of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Methods: A crude extract was prepared in ethanol from powdered mangosteen pericarps. A ...
  • Samanmali, C.; Udayanga, L.; Ranathunge, T.; Perera, S.J.; Hapugoda, M.; Weliwitiya, C. (Hindawi Pub. Co., 2018)
    INTRODUCTION: Limitations in breeding source reduction practices, development of insecticide resistance in mosquitoes, and ill effects of chemical controlling methods on human and ecosystem health have motivated Sri Lankan ...
  • Kusumawathie, P.H.D.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Karunaweera, N.D.; Wijeyaratne, M.J.S. (Entomological Society of America, 2006)
    Malaria in Sri Lanka is closely associated with the river systems in the country. Construction of major dams across rivers has resulted in year-round pooling and anopheline mosquito breeding in river beds below the dams. ...
  • Kusumawathie, P.H.D.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Karunaweera, N.D.; Wijeyaratne, M.J.S. (SAGE Publishing, 2008)
    The larvivorous potential of Poecilia reticulata was studied in the laboratory and in the field. In the laboratory, the number of anopheline larvae consumed per fish per day and the number of larvae in fecal matter per ...
  • Niriella, M.A.; Alibhoy, A.; de Silva, H.J. (The Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2022)
    Acquired hepatocerebral degeneration (AHCD) is an acquired, extrapyramidal, neurodegenerative condition, encountered in patients with cirrhosis. It is an uncommon and usually irreversible condition, resulting in widespread ...
  • Dissanayake, D.M.C.D.; Kumarasinghe, K.A.P.R.; Pinto, M.D.P.; Amaraweera, P.C.; Munasinghe, B.N.L.; Chandrasinghe, P.C.; Fernando, R. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    BACKGROUND: Thyroidectomy is the commonest endocrine surgical procedure, undertaken throughout the world. Re-do thyroidectomies are challenging procedures with a higher morbidity rate. Lateral approach to thyroid (LATT) ...
  • Dissanayake, D.D.M.C.; Fernando, R.F.; Dissanayake, I.J. (Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd, 2016)
  • Gunatilake, S.; de Silva, D.G.H. (British Medical Association, 1995)
    Laughing seizures have been described in association with hypothalamic hamartomas and precocious puberty. Laughing seizures due to a neoplasm arising from the floor of the left lateral ventricle extending down towards the ...
  • Niriella, M.A.; Kasturiratne, A.; Pathmeswaran, A.; de Silva, S.T.; Perera, K. R.; Subasinghe, S.K.C.E.; Kodisinghe, S.K.; Piyaratna, T.A.C.L.; Vithiya, K.; Dassanayake, A.S.; de Silva, A.P.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Takeuchi, F.; Kato, N.; de Silva, H.J. (Springer, 2019)
    INTRODUCTION: While patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are mostly overweight or obese, some are lean. METHODS: In a community-based follow-up study (baseline and follow-up surveys performed in 2007 and ...
  • Niriella, M.A.; de Silva, S.T.; Kasturiratne, A.; Perera, K.R.; Subasinghe, S.K.C.E.; Kodisinghe, S.K.; Piyaratna, T.A.C.L.; Vithiya, K.; Dassanayake, A.S.; de Silva, A.P.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Kato, N.; de Silva, H.J. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2016)
    INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is usually associated with obesity. However, some NAFLD patients are lean. We assessed the characteristics and risk factors for lean-NAFLD. METHOD: In ...
  • Karunaratne, D.; Chandratilake, M.; Marambe, K. (Centre Medical Education, 2024)
    INTRODUCTION: The literature confirms the challenges of learning clinical reasoning experienced by junior doctors during their transition into the workplace. This study was conducted to explore junior doctors' experiences ...
  • Mehta, V.; Kirubarajan, A.; Sabouhanian, A.; Jayawardena, S.M.; Chandrakumaran, P.; Thangavelu, N.; Cader, R.; Mettananda, S.; Bandara, D.; Khan, S.; Weatherall, D.J.; Allen, A.; Premawardhena, A.P.; Olivieri, N.F. (Basel, Karger., 2022)
    BACKGROUND: Leg ulcers are a frequent complication in patients with the inherited hemoglobin disorders. In thalassemia, the literature is limited, and factors associated with the development of leg ulcers in HbE beta ...
  • Wijesinghe, P. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 1997)
    No abstract available
  • Leprosy 
    Gunatilake, S.B.; Settinayake, S. (BMJ Publishing Group, 2004)
    Leprosy is a communicable disease due to chronic infection caused by Mycobacterium leprae, principally affecting the skin and peripheral nerves. It does not affect the spinal cord or brain in man. It is still one of the ...
  • Clement, J.; Van Esbroeck, M.; Lagrou, K.; Verschueren, J.; Sunil-Chandra, N.P.; Van Ranst, M. (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), 2014)
    No Abstract Available. Comment on: The hanta hunting study: underdiagnosis of Puumala hantavirus infections in symptomatic non-travelling leptospirosis-suspected patients in the Netherlands, in 2010 and April to November ...
  • Rajapakse, S.; Fernando, N.; Niloofa, M.J.R.; de Silva, H.J.; Karunanayake, L.; Premawansa, S.; Handunnetti, S.M. (Ceylon College of Physicians, 2016)
    No Abstract available
  • Gunatilake, S.B. (BMJ Publishing Group, 2002)
    Known as the pearl of the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka is a small island, with a population of about 18 million, lying just below the southern tip of the Indian subcontinent. The island is a wonderful holiday destination and ...

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