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Alteration in Aedes togoi susceptibility to Brugia pahangi microfilariae induced by Aedes albopictus thoracic homogenate

Abeyewickreme, W.; Sucharit, S.; Choochote, W.; Chaicumpa, W.; Tumrasavin, W. (SEAMEO Regional Tropical Medicine and Public Health Project, 1989)

Refractoriness to Brugia pahangi microfilarial infection could be induced in the normally susceptible Aedes togoi mosquitoes by intrathoracic injection with crude thoracic homogenate of the refractory Aedes albopictus ...
Anopheles (Cellia) culicifacies: a potential vector of bancroftian filariasis in Sri Lanka

Abeyewickreme, W.; Hewadikaram, K.A.; Weerasena, K.H.; Premaratne, U.N.; Ismail, M.M. (Museum and Reference Centre, SEAMEO-TROPMED National Centre of Thailand, 1987)
Anopheles (Cellia) jamesii: a potential natural vector of Bancroftian filariasis in Sri Lanka

Abeyewickreme, W.; Wanniarachchi, P. (Oxford University Press, 1991)

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Anopheles (Cellia) tessellatus; an efficient laboratory vector of Bancroftian filariasis in Sri Lanka

Abeyewickreme, W.; Ismail, M.M. (Museum and Reference Centre, SEAMEO-TROPMED National Centre of Thailand, 1985)
Anopheles culicifacies breeding in polluted water bodies in Trincomalee district of Sri Lanka

Gunathilaka, N.; Fernando, T.; Hapugoda, M.; Wickremasinghe, R.; Wijeyerathne, P.; Abeyewickreme, W. (BioMed Central, 2013)

BACKGROUND: Anopheles culicifacies, the major vector of malaria in Sri Lanka, is known to breed in clean and clear water. The main objective of the study was to detect the breeding habitat diversity of An. culicifacies. ...
Appearance of Anopheles jeyporiensis James from Sri Lanka; a new species to the mosquito checklist

Gunathilaka, N.; Abeyewickreme, W.; Hapugoda, M.; Wickremasinghe, A.R. (The Japan Society of Medical Entomology and Zoology, 2015)

Previous records of Sri Lankan Anopheles were most imperfect, and even the number and names of the species present were very doubtful. There was no systematic study conducted for Sri Lankan adult anophelines since 1990. ...
Application of a real time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) assay for the early diagnosis of human leptospirosis in Sri Lanka

Denipitiya, D.T.H.; Chandrasekharan, N.V.; Abeyewickreme, W.; Hartskeerl, C.M.; Hartskeerl, R.A.; Jiffrey, A.M.; Hapugoda, M.D. (Academic Press, Elsevier, 2016)

Leptospirosis has a major impact on health in Sri Lanka but is probably grossly under-recognized due to difficulties in clinical diagnosis and lack of diagnostic laboratory services. The objective of this study was to ...
Biocontrol potential of six locally available fish species as predators of Aedes aegypti in Sri Lanka

Ranathunge, T.; Kusumawathie, P.H.D.; Abeyewickreme, W.; Udayanga, L.; Fernando, T.; Hapugoda, M. (Elsevier Ltd, 2021)

ABSTRACT: This study was conducted to evaluate the potential of six locally abundant fish species to control Aedes mosquito larvae and thereby manage dengue epidemics in a sustainable, cost-effective and environmentally ...
Biology, bionomics and life-table studies of Anopheles stephensi (Diptera: Culicidae) in Sri Lanka and estimating the vectorial potential using mathematical approximations

Jude, J.; Gunathilaka, N.; Udayanaga, L.; Fernando, D.; Premarathne, P.; Wickremasinghe, R.; Abeyewickreme, W. (Elsevier, 2023)

Background: Anopheles stephensi is an invasive mosquito in Sri Lanka that can potentially transmit malaria. The transmission intensity is linked with biology, bionomic and behavioral aspects of a vector that are associated ...
Breeding habitat diversity and species composition of Anopheles mosquitoes in Trincomalee district, Sri Lanaka

Gunathilaka, P.A.D.H.N.; Fernando, M.A.S.T.; Hapugoda, M.D.; Wijeyerathne, P.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Abeyewickreme, W. (HABITATS Conservation Initiative, 2014)

Entomological studies on the abundance of malaria vector Anopheles mosquitoes have not been studied in some malaria endemic areas of Sri Lanka over past 30 years in view of the security situation. The aim of this study was ...
A Case of imported malaria: the first report of Plasmodium malariae infection in Sri Lanka after 37 years

Hapuarachchi, H.A.C.; Gunawardena, N.K.; Senevirathne, M.P.; Abeyewickreme, W.; de Silva, N.R. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2008)

We report a case of Plasmodium falciparum and P. malariae mixed infection in a patient who had been living in Malawi. This is the first case of P. malariae reported in Sri Lanka in 4 decades. The presence of both parasites ...
Chloroquine resistant falciparum malaria among security forces personnel in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka

Hapuarachchi, H.A.C.; Dayanath, M.Y.D.; Abeysundara, S.; Bandara, K.B.A.T.; Abeyewickreme, W.; de Silva, N.R. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2004)

OBJECTIVE: To determine the occurrence and species distribution of malaria and the extent of chloroquine resistance among security forcespersonnel in a selected region of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. DESIGN: A ...
Climate change induced vulnerability and adaption for dengue incidence in Colombo and Kandy districts: the detailed investigation in Sri Lanka

Udayanga, L.; Gunathilaka, N.; Iqbal, M. C. M.; Abeyewickreme, W. (BioMed Central., 2020)

BACKGROUND: Assessing the vulnerability of an infectious disease such as dengue among endemic population is an important requirement to design proactive programmes in order to improve resilience capacity of vulnerable ...
Cloning and characterization of a repetitive DNA sequence specific for Wuchereria bancrofti

Siridewa, K.; Karunanayake, E.H.; Chandrasekharan, N.V.; Abeyewickreme, W.; Franzen, L.; Aslund, L.; Pettersson, U. (American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1994)

A genomic library constructed in a bacteriophage lambda replacement vector (EMBL3) with Wuchereria bancrofti DNA partially digested with Sau 3A I was screened with 32P-labeled W. bancrofti total DNA, and a strongly reactive ...
Colonization and characterization of Anopheles culicifacies Giles, the major malaria vector in Sri Lanka

de Silva, B.G.D.N.K.; Ratnayake, W.E.; Gunasekera, M.B.; Abeyewickreme, W.; Karunanayake, E.H.; Wickremasinghe, M.B. (Museum and Reference Centre, SEAMEO-TROPMED National Centre of Thailand, 1993)
Community mobilization and household level waste management for dengue vector control in Gampaha district of Sri Lanka; an intervention study

Abeyewickreme, W.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Karunatilake, K.; Sommerfeld, J.; Axel, K. (Maney Publishing, 2012)

INTRODUCTION: Waste management through community mobilization to reduce breeding places at household level could be an effective and sustainable dengue vector control strategy in areas where vector breeding takes place in ...
Comparative analysis of the larvicidal activity of temephos (EC50) and novaluaron (EC10) to control Anopheles stephensi in Sri Lanka

Jude, J.; Gunathilaka, N.; Udayanga, L.; Fernando, D.; Premarathne, P.; Wickremasinghe, R.; Abeyewickreme, W. (Elsevier, 2023)

Background: Anopheles stephensi was first recorded in the coastal area of Mannar District, Sri Lanka, in December 2016. Since then, this vector has been isolated from other districts in the Northern and Eastern Provinces ...
A Comparative retrospective study of RT-PCR-based liquid hybridization assay for early, definitive diagnosis of dengue

Hapugoda, M.D.; de Silva, N.R.; Khan, B.; Dayanath, M.Y.D.; Gunesena, S.; Prithimala, L.; Abeyewickreme, W. (Oxford University Press, 2010)

Dengue is an important flaviviral infection in tropical and subtropical regions. Early diagnosis of dengue infection helps in monitoring the disease, determining when hospital admission is necessary and reducing case ...
Complicance with single-dose diethylcarbamazine citrate (DEC) mass treatment programme for filariasis in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Weerasinghe, C.R.; Abeyewickreme, W.; de Silva, N.R. (World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East Asia, 2002)

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Composition of malaria vectors and diversity of anopheline breeding habitats in the district of Mannar, Sri Lanka

Gunathilaka, P.A.D.H.N.; Hapugoda, M.D.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Abeyewickreme, W. (Central Environmental Authority (CEA), 2016)

In the malaria elimination phase in Sri Lanka, investigation on biological and ecological factors of malaria vectors are important in planning appropriate vector controlling strategies. Lack of sufficient biological and ...

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