Browsing Conference Papers by Author "Bandara, K.B.A.T."

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A Case report of dengue and chikungunya co-infection in Sri Lanka

Abeyewickreme, W.; Hapuarachchi, H.A.C.; Bandara, K.B.A.T.; Hapugoda, M.D.; Williams, S. (The Parasitology and Tropical Medicine Association of Thailand, 2008)

Dengue fever and chikungunya are arboviral diseases transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. Though dengue has been an important communicable disease in Sri Lanka for many years, chikungunya has not been reported in Sri Lanka since ...
Chikungunya outbreak in 2008 in Ratnapura district, Sri Lanka - clinical and socio-economic analysis

Sumanadasa, S.D.M.; Hapuarachchi, C.; Bandara, K.B.A.T.; Wellawaththage, L.C.; Abeyewickreme, W. (Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, 2008)

Since 2006, Sri Lanka has experienced several outbreaks of chikungunya fever (CHIK) affecting several thousands of people. Today, CHIK has become one of the most important vector-borne diseases in the country. The objective ...
Confirmation of 2006 chikungunya outbreak in Sri Lanka using RT-PCR

Abeyewickreme, W.; Bandara, K.B.A.T.; Perera, H.; Dayanath, M.Y.D.; Hapuarachchi, C. (Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, 2007)

Chikungunya, a mosquito-borne viral infection caused by a single-stranded RNA virus of the family Togaviridae, is considered as a rare, non-fatal disease. During February to October 2006, an epidemic of over 1.3 million ...
Evidence for emerging sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistance of Plasmodium falciparum isolated 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 Association for the Advancement of Science, 2005)
Genetic evidence of emerging sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistance of Plassmodium falciparum isolates in an operational area 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 Association for the Advancement of Science, 2004)
Large-scale entomological assessment of Wuchereria bancrofti transmission by dissection and PCR-ELISA in Gampaha district, Sri Lanka

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 ...
Molecular Diagnosis for confirmation of Infectious Diseases in Sri Lanka in 2009

Hapugoda, M.D.; Bandara, K.B.A.T.; Dayanath, M.Y.D.; Wellawaththage, C.; Hapuarachchi, H.A.C.; Abeyewickreme, W. (Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, 2009)

Confirmation of infectious disease outbreaks in Sri Lanka is an important national requirement. Many clinicians as well as general practitioners find it difficult to confirm diagnosis of some infectious diseases only on ...
Polymerase Chain Reaction and mosquito dissection as tools to monitor filarial Infection levels following mass treatment in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka

Wijegunawardana, N.D.A.D.; Gunawardene, Y.I.N.S.; Manamperi, A.; Bandara, K.B.A.T.; Liyanage, T.; Abeyewickreme, W. (Elsevier, 2008)

BACKGROUND: Mass Drug Administration (MDA)-based Global Lymphatic filariasis (Lf) eradication programmes are aimed at stopping transmission of Wuchereria bancrofti by its mosquito vector. The study was designed to compare ...
Population data for CSF1PO, TPOX, THO1, D16S539, D7S820, D13S317, FESFPS, vWA and F13B short tandem repeat (STR) polymorphisms in Sri Lanka

Manamperi, A.; Gunawardene, Y.I.N.S.; Bandara, K.B.A.T.; Dayanath, M.Y.D.; Hapuarachchi, H.A.C.; Abeyewickreme, W. (Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, 2004)
Potential use of blood-fed mosquitoes as evidence in forensic casework

Marasinghe, M.P.L.R.; Sirisena, D.M.; Bandara, K.B.A.T.; Hapuarachchi, H.A.C.; Abeyewickreme, W. (Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, 2007)

Medico - criminal entomology has been an important source of evidence in forensic investigations for many years. However, it has not been widely used to provide direct evidence for personal identification in forensic ...
Re-emergence of chikungunya in Sri Lanka: First confirmation of the 2006 outbreak by molecular diagnosis

Perera, E.D.T.; Wijesiriwardena, B.; Hapugoda, M.D.; Bandara, K.B.A.T.; Dayanath, M.Y.D.; Wellawaththage, L.C.; Gunawardena, N.K.; Hapuarachchi, C.; Abeyewickreme, W. (Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, 2007)

Chikungunya virus infection is clinically similar to many other acute febrile illnesses, such as dengue infection, malaria, west nile fever and leptospirosis. Rapid confirmation of the outbreak by laboratory diagnosis is ...
Recent chikungunya outbreak in Sri Lanka 2006-2007

Abeyewickreme, W.; Bandara, K.B.A.T.; Dayanath, M.Y.D.; Sumanadasa, D.; Hapuarachchi, H.A.C.; Gunawardena, N.K.; Hapugoda, M.D.; Wijesiriwardena, B.; de Silva, S.; Perera, T. (Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, 2007)

BACKGROUND: Chikungunya(CHIK) is a viral disease transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. Cases with symptoms of CHIK had been reported from several parts of Sri Lanka in 2006-2007. Laboratory testing of samples is a prime requirement ...
Role of Aedes albopictus in transmitting dengue virus in some endemic areas in Kurunegala District.

Hapugoda, M.D.; de Silva, N.R.; Abeysundara, S.; Bandara, K.B.A.T.; Dayanath, M.Y.D.; Abeyewickreme, W. (University of Kelaniya, 2003)

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