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Sensitive and inexpensive molecular test for falciparum malaria: detecting Plasmodium falciparum DNA directly from heat-treated blood by loop-mediated isothermal amplification

Poon, L.; Wong, B.W.; Ma, E.H.; Chan, K.H.; Chow, L.M.; Abeyewickreme, W.; Tangpukdee, N.; Yuen, K.Y.; Guan, Y.; Looareesuwan, S.; Peiris, J.S. (American Association For Clinical Chemistry, 2006)

BACKGROUND: Malaria is one of the most important parasitic infections in humans. A sensitive diagnostic test for malaria that could be applied at the community level could be useful in programs to control the disease. The ...
Swine influenza in Sri Lanka.

Perera, H.K.K.; Wickramasinghe, G.; Cheung, C.L.; Nishiura, H.; Smith, D.K.; Poon, L.L.; Perera, A.K.; Ma, S.K.; Sunil-Chandra, N.P.; Guan, Y.; Peiris, J.S. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2013)

To study influenza viruses in pigs in Sri Lanka, we examined samples from pigs at slaughterhouses. Influenza (H3N2) and A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses were prevalent during 2004-2005 and 2009-2012, respectively. Genetic and epidemiologic ...

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