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List of works by Kosala Weerakoon

A Parallel Comparison of Antigen Candidates for Development of an Optimized Serological Diagnosis of Schistosomiasis Japonica in the Philippines

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A case series of spotted fever rickettsiosis with neurological manifestations in Sri Lanka.

scientific article published on 26 April 2012

A novel duplex ddPCR assay for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis japonica: proof of concept in an experimental mouse model.

scientific article published on 9 March 2017

Advances in the Diagnosis of Human Schistosomiasis.

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Cell-Free DNA as a Diagnostic Tool for Human Parasitic Infections.

scientific article published on February 2016

Chronic kidney disease in snake envenomed patients with acute kidney injury in Sri Lanka: a descriptive study.

scientific article published on 25 January 2012

Clinico-epidemiology of stings and envenoming of Hottentotta tamulus (Scorpiones: Buthidae), the Indian red scorpion from Jaffna Peninsula in northern Sri Lanka.

scientific article published on 14 November 2014

Clinicopathological findings, treatment response and predictors of long-term outcome in a cohort of lupus nephritis patients managed according to the Euro-lupus regime: a retrospective analysis in Sri Lanka

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Co-parasitism of intestinal protozoa and Schistosoma japonicum in a rural community in the Philippines

scholarly article by Kosala Gayan Weerakoon et al published 10 December 2018 in Infectious Diseases of Poverty

Comparison of Kato Katz, antibody-based ELISA and droplet digital PCR diagnosis of schistosomiasis japonica: Lessons learnt from a setting of low infection intensity

scientific article published on 04 March 2019

Could the latex of Semecarpus anacardium (Kiri Badulla) cause nephrotic syndrome?

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Cutaneous manifestations of spotted fever rickettsial infections in the Central Province of Sri Lanka: a descriptive study

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DNA Diagnostics for Schistosomiasis Control

scientific article published on 01 August 2018

Diagnosing schistosomiasis-induced liver morbidity: implications for global control

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Diminished disease progression rate in a chronic kidney disease population following the replacement of dietary water source with quality drinking water: A pilot study.

scientific article published on 29 March 2017

Droplet Digital PCR Diagnosis of Human Schistosomiasis: Parasite Cell-Free DNA Detection in Diverse Clinical Samples.

scientific article published on 27 September 2017

Efficacy of intravenous hydrocortisone administered 2-4 h prior to antivenom as prophylaxis against adverse drug reactions to snake antivenom in Sri Lanka: An open labelled randomized controlled trial.

scientific article published on 13 August 2016

Extensive haemorrhagic necrosis of liver is an unpredictable fatal complication in dengue infection: a postmortem study.

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Fatal acute pulmonary oedema and acute renal failure following multiple wasp/hornet (Vespa affinis) stings in Sri Lanka: two case reports.

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First Reported Case of Fatal Stinging by the Large Carpenter Bee Xylocopa tranquebarica.

scientific article published on 6 April 2016

Helminths, polyparasitism, and the gut microbiome in the Philippines

scientific article published on 03 March 2020

Histopathological diagnosis of myocarditis in a dengue outbreak in Sri Lanka, 2009. ⬇️

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Intentional ingestion of Strychnos nux-vomica seeds causing severe muscle spasms and cardiac arrest: a postmortem report

scientific article published on 01 March 2015

Is the staple diet eaten in Medawachchiya, Sri Lanka, a predisposing factor in the development of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology? - A comparison based on urinary β2-microglobulin measurements.

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Long term outcome of acute kidney injury due to leptospirosis? A longitudinal study in Sri Lanka.

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Molecular identification of Ancylostoma ceylanicum in the Philippines

scientific article published on 24 August 2020

Optimisation of a droplet digital PCR assay for the diagnosis of Schistosoma japonicum infection: A duplex approach with DNA binding dye chemistry

scientific article published on 25 March 2016

Revisiting Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) bite in Sri Lanka: is abdominal pain an early feature of systemic envenoming?

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Rickettsioses in the central hills of Sri Lanka: serological evidence of increasing burden of spotted fever group.

scientific article published on 17 July 2013

Serological evidence of Thailand virus-related hantavirus infection among suspected leptospirosis patients in Kandy, Sri Lanka.

scientific article published in January 2011

Situation of Sri Lanka, where autochthonous malaria is no longer a problem, and other infections dominate, such as dengue, leptospirosis and rickettsioses

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The accuracy of nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) in detecting human intestinal nematode infections: A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Thrombotic microangiopathy and acute kidney injury in hump-nosed viper (Hypnale species) envenoming: a descriptive study in Sri Lanka

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Trends of fluid requirement in dengue fever and dengue haemorrhagic fever: a single centre experience in Sri Lanka.

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