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  • Achieving millennium development goal 4 in 2015: are we really on track? 
    Mettananda, S.; Rajindrajith, S.; Warnakulasuriya, T.; Fernando, M.; Devanarayana, N.M.; Gunawardena, N.K. (Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians, 2011)
    INTRODUCTION: Millennium development goal (MDG) 4 aims to reduce under 5 mortality by two thirds from 1990 (22.2 per 1000 live births) to 2015 (7.4 per 1000 live births). In achieving this, proper and accurate description ...
  • Allergic sensitization in children 
    Amarasekera, N.D.D.M.; Gunawardena, N.K.; de Silva, N.R.; Weerasinghe, A. (The Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians, 2008)
    BACKGROUND :Allergic sensitization is considered a significant risk factor for the development of atopic diseases. Appropriate allergen avoidance measures can be taken only when the pattern of sensitization to allergens ...
  • Association between asthma and rhinitis 
    Amarasekera, N.D.D.M.; Gunawardena, N.K.; de Silva, N.R.; Weerasinghe, G.A.K. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2010)
    INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: It has been suggested that'both asthma and allergic rhinitis are manifestations of a single disease and they are related epidemiologically and pathophysiologically. The objective was to assess ...
  • Association between serum total IgE, allergic diseases and geohelminth infections in Sri Lankan children 
    Amarasekera, N.D.D.M.; Gunawardena, N.K.; de Silva, N.R.; Douglass, J.; O’Hehir, R.E.; Weerasinghe, A. (BioMed Central, 2007)
    BACKGROUND: Elevated levels of total IgE (tIgE) in serum are characteristic of allergic diseases. Levels of tIgE are influenced by genetic predisposition, age, sex and helminth infections. However, the association between ...
  • Cluster randomized trial of the impact of school based deworming and weekly iron supplementation on haemoglobin level of plantation primary school children 
    Ebenezer, R.; Gunawardena, N.K.; Kumarendran, B.; Pathmeswaran, A.; de Silva, N.R. (College of the Community Physicians of Sri Lanka, 2013)
    BACKGROUND: School-based deworming and iron supplementation are being promoted as effective interventions to deal with the high prevalence of anaemia among school children. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to ...
  • Community incidence of snakebite and envenoming in Sri Lanka; results of a national survey 
    Pathmeswaran, A.; Kasturiratne, A.; Gunawardena, N.K.; Wijayawickrama, B.A.; Jayamanne, S.F.; Ediriweera, D.S.; Isbister, G.; Dawson, A.; Lalloo, D.G.; de Silva, H.J. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2014)
    INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: We undertook the first ever country-wide community-based survey to determine the incidence of snakebite in Sri Lanka. METHODS: Data were collected through household interviews by trained data ...
  • Community incidence of snakebite in the Amiradhapura district 
    Kasturiratne, A.; Gunawardena, N.K.; Wijayawickrama, B.A.; Jayamanne, S.F.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Isbister, G.; Dawson, A.; de Silva, H.J. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2013)
    INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: The community incidence of snakebite in Sri Lanka is unknown. To investigate incidence of snakebite, we undertook a community study in the Anuradhapura district as part of an ongoing countrywide ...
  • Comparison of five DNA extraction methods from human blood for the detection of Wuchereria bancrofti by polymerase chain reaction assays 
    Wijegunawardana, N.D.A.D.; Gunawardene, Y.I.N.S.; Manamperi, A.; Hapuarachchi, H.A.C.; Gunawardena, N.K.; Abeysundara, S.; Abeyewickreme, W. (Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, 2008)
    Introduction: Lymphatic filariasis (Lf) is the second most common vector-borne disease globally. Approximately 90% of global burden of Lf is caused by Wuchereria bancrofti. W. bancrofti is routinely diagnosed by morphological ...
  • Comparison of laboratory techniques for diagnosis of hookworm infections 
    Manamperi, N.H.; Anjalee, K.G.C.; Gunawardena, N.K.; Sudusinghe, H.; Nilaweera, T.H.W.T.; de Silva, N.R. (Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists, 2011)
    INTRODUCTION: Hookworm infection may be diagnosed by detection of eggs or culturing of larvae from stools. OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy of modified Kato-Katz (K-K) technique, saline smears, Harada-Mori (H-M) and ...
  • Development of a Snakebite risk map for Sri Lanka 
    Ediriweera, D.S.; Kasturiratne, A.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Gunawardena, N.K.; Wijayawickrama, B.A.; Jayamanne, S.F.; Isbister, G.K.; Dawson, A.; Giorgi, E.; Diggle, P.J.; Lalloo, D.G.; de Silva, H.J. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2016)
    INTRODUCTION: Snakebite is a public health problem in Sri Lanka and about 37,000 patients are treated in government hospitals annually. At present, health care resources which are required to manage snakebite are distributed ...
  • Effect of genotyping on the severity of rotavirus Gastroenteritis 
    Chandrasena, T.G.A.N.; Rajindrajith, S.; Gunawardena, N.K.; Silva, G.M.K.S.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Kazuhiko, M.; Kamruddin, A. (Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians, 2011)
    INTRODUCTION: Rotavirus is the commonest cause of paediatric gastroenteritis. There remains a controversy regarding disease severity being related to rotavirus genotype G9. OBJECTIVE: Study the genotype related severity ...
  • The Effect of intestinal nematode infections on atopic diseases in children 
    Amarasekera, N.D.D.M.; Gunawardena, N.K.; de Silva, N.R.; Douglas, J.; O'Hehir, R.; Weerasinghe, A. (Allergy and Immunology Society of Sri Lanka, 2009)
    BACKGROUND : The effect of helminth infections on atopic diseases and allergic sensitization is controversial. Little is known about the effect of infection on atopic diseases in children living in areas where both intestinal ...
  • Effect of mass chemotherapy for filariasis control on soil-transmitted helminth infection in Western Province of Sri Lanka 
    Gunawardena, N.K.; Amarasekera, N.D.D.M.; Pathmeswaran, A.; de Silva, N.R. (The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2007)
    In July 2006, Sri Lanka completed five rounds of annual mass drug administration (MDA) with diethylcarbamazine citrate and albendazole as part of its national programme for elimination of lymphatic filariasis. Albendazole ...
  • An Entomological study to plan intervention for prevention of dengue in Gampaha district, Sri Lanka 
    Abeyewickreme, W.; Hapangama, H.A.D.C.; Weerasinghe, I.; Hapugoda, M.D.; Gunawardene, Y.I.N.S.; Gunawardena, N.K.; Wickremasinghe, A.R. (Elsevier, 2008)
    BACKGROUND: Dengue is the most common and fastest spreading human arbo viral disease worldwide. Most control efforts are based not on insecticides but on suppression of vectors by reducing the number of larval breeding ...
  • The epidemiology of irritable bowel syndrome among children and adolescents in Asia: a systematic review 
    Rajindrajith, S.; Gunawardena, N.K.; Abeygunasekara, C.; Devanarayana, N.M. (Belgian Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (BeSPGHAN),, 2013)
    Aims: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is characterized by chronic abdominal pain and changing bowel habits including frequency and consistency. The aim of this study was to systematically review published literature on ...
  • Evaluating temporal patterns of snakebite in Sri Lanka: The potential for higher snakebite burdens with climate change 
    Ediriweera, D.S.; Diggle, P.J.; Kasturiratne, A.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Gunawardena, N.K.; Jayamanne, S.F.; Isbister, J.K.; Dawson, A.; Lalloo, D.G.; de Silva, H.J. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2018)
    INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Snakebite is a neglected tropical disease that has been overlooked by healthcare decision makers in many countries. Previous studies have reported seasonal variation in hospital admission ...
  • Factors affecting transmission of chikungunya using Geographical Information System (GIS) 
    Hapugoda, M.D.; Gunawardena, N.K.; Kusumawathie, P.H.D.; Jayasooriya, G.A.J.S.K.; Abeyewickreme, W. (Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, 2009)
    Transmission of chikungunya has been observed in many parts of Sri Lanka during the past few years. The objective of this study was to identify possible factors affecting transmission of chikungunya in a high risk area and ...
  • Filarial dance sign (FDS) in patients with lymphatic filariasis 
    Premaratna, R.; Chandrasena, T.G.A.N.; Gunawardena, N.K.; de Silva, N.R.; de Silva, H.J. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2008)
    BACKGROUND: Lymphatic filariasis causes acute lymphangitis, epididymo-orchi tis hydrocoele, lymphoedema and nocturnal cough. Diagnostic tests based on circulating filarial antigens (CFA) and filarial ...
  • Filarial dance sign (FDS) in patients with lymphatic illariasis 
    Premaratna, R.; Chandrasena, T.G.A.N.; Gunawardena, N.K.; de Silva, N.R.; de Silva, H.J. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2008)
    BACKGROUND: Lymphatic filariasis causes acute lymphangitis, epididyrno-orchitis, hydrocoele, lymphoedema and nocturnal cough. Diagnostic tests based on circulating filarial antigens (CFA) and filarial ...
  • Geographical Information System (GIS)-based maps for monitoring of entomological risk factors affecting transmission of Chikungunya in Sri Lanka 
    Hapugoda, M.D.; Gunawardena, N.K.; Kusumawathie, P.H.D.; Jayasooriya, G.A.J.S.K.; Hapuarachchi, H.A.C.; Abeyewickreme, W. (Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, 2008)
    INTRODUCTION: Chikungunya is an important mosquito-born viral infection in Sri Lanka at present. OBJECTIVE: To prepare OUS-based maps Tor monitoring of entomological risk Factors affecting transmission of chikungunya. ...

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