List of works by Nadira D Karunaweera

A cost analysis of the use of the rapid, whole-blood, immunochromatographic P.f/P.v assay for the diagnosis of Plasmodium vivax malaria in a rural area of Sri Lanka.

scientific article published on January 2004

A simple device to maintain in vitro cultures of Leishmania in tropical countries.

scientific article

A simple, cost effective method for isolation and transportation of Leishmania parasites

scientific article published on 01 June 2009

A study of cutaneous myiasis in Sri Lanka.

scientific article published in September 2000

Advances in genetics and genomics: use and limitations in achieving malaria elimination goals

scientific article

Anopheline breeding in river bed pools below major dams in Sri Lanka.

scientific article published on 4 August 2006

Association of HLA class I and II genes with cutaneous leishmaniasis: a case control study from Sri Lanka and a systematic review.

scientific article published on 14 June 2016

Atypical Presentation of Post-Kala-Azar Dermal Leishmaniasis in Bhutan ⬇️

scientific article published on 21 August 2020

Bertiella studeri infection: resistance to niclosamide.

scientific article published in June 2004

Case report of Plasmodium ovale curtisi malaria in Sri Lanka: relevance for the maintenance of elimination status

scientific article

Characterisation of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Matara district, southern Sri Lanka: evidence for case clustering.

scientific article published on 7 September 2015

Clinical features, risk factors and efficacy of cryotherapy in cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka

scientific article published on 01 March 2003

Co-infection of mucosal leishmaniasis and extra pulmonary tuberculosis in a patient with inherent immune deficiency.

scientific article published in May 2010

Costs and effectiveness of application of Poecilia reticulata (guppy) and temephos in anopheline mosquito control in river basins below the major dams of Sri Lanka.

scientific article published on 16 May 2008

Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka: effect on quality of life

scientific article published on 23 September 2018

Cutaneous leishmaniasis in southern Sri Lanka

scientific article published on 17 May 2007

Dermotropic Leishmania donovani in Sri Lanka: visceralizing potential in clinical and preclinical studies.

scientific article published on 8 November 2017

Development of a single nucleotide polymorphism barcode to genotype Plasmodium vivax infections

scientific article

Distribution pattern of Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine transporter (pfcrt) gene haplotypes in Sri Lanka 1996-2006.

scientific article published in November 2011

Dynamics of fever and serum levels of tumor necrosis factor are closely associated during clinical paroxysms in Plasmodium vivax malaria ⬇️

scientific article published on April 15, 1992

Effectiveness of a serological tool to predict malaria transmission intensity in an elimination setting

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Effects of climatic, socio-economic and behavioural factors on the transmission of hookworm (Necator americanus) on two low-country plantations in Sri Lanka.

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Efficacy of RPMI 1640 and M 199 media in the isolation of Leishmania from cutaneous lesions.

scientific article published in March 2008

Efficacy of a five-day course of primaquine in preventing relapses in Plasmodium vivax malaria--a pilot study.

scientific article

Efficacy, Safety and Cost-Effectiveness of Thermotherapy in the Treatment of Leishmania donovani-Induced Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.

scientific article published on 14 August 2017

Emergence of visceral leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka: a newly established health threat.

scientific article published on 18 August 2017

Evaluation of a rapid whole blood immunochromatographic assay for the diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax malaria.

scientific article published on March 2004

Evidence for Seroprevalence in Human Localized Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania donovani in Sri Lanka.

scientific article

First Evidence for Two Independent and Different Leishmaniasis Transmission Foci in Sri Lanka: Recent Introduction or Long-Term Existence?

scientific article published on 25 July 2019

First Serological Study Revealing High Humoral Response and Evidence for Antigenic Heterogeneity in Leishmania donovani Induced CL in Sri Lanka

scientific article published on 29 September 2020

First successful in vitro culture of autochthonous Leishmania sp. in Sri Lanka

scientific article published on 01 June 2002

G6PD gene variants and its association with malaria in a Sri Lankan population

scientific article

Genetic determinants of anti-malarial acquired immunity in a large multi-centre study

scientific article

Genetic diversity of Leishmania donovani that causes cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka: a cross sectional study with regional comparisons.

scientific article published on 22 December 2017

Genetic polymorphisms associated with anti-malarial antibody levels in a low and unstable malaria transmission area in southern Sri Lanka

scientific article

Genome-wide and fine-resolution association analysis of malaria in West Africa

scientific article

Genomic analysis of local variation and recent evolution in Plasmodium vivax

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Genomic insights into virulence mechanisms of Leishmania donovani: evidence from an atypical strain

scientific article published on 28 November 2018

Geographic structure of Plasmodium vivax: microsatellite analysis of parasite populations from Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Ethiopia

scientific article published in February 2010

Host genetic polymorphisms and serological response against malaria in a selected population in Sri Lanka

scientific article published on 17 December 2018

Impact of the 2004 mass drug administration for the control of lymphatic filariasis, in urban and rural areas of the Western province of Sri Lanka.

scientific article published on June 2007

Impact of vitamin A supplementation on health status and absenteeism of school children in Sri Lanka.

scientific article published in January 2007

In situ immunopathological changes in cutaneous leishmaniasis due to Leishmania donovani

scientific article published on 23 January 2017

Is leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka benign and be ignored?

scientific article published on March 2009

Larvicidal effects of mineral turpentine, low aromatic white spirits, aqueous extracts of Cassia alata, and aqueous extracts, ethanolic extracts and essential oil of betel leaf (Piper betle) on Chrysomya megacephala.

scientific article

Larvivorous potential of the guppy, Poecilia reticulata, in anopheline mosquito control in riverbed pools below the Kotmale dam, Sri Lanka.

scientific article published in January 2008

Leishmania donovani Induced Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: An Insight into Atypical Clinical Variants in Sri Lanka

scientific article published on 27 May 2019

Leishmania donovani and cutaneous leishmaniasis, Sri Lanka.

scientific article published on March 2007

Leishmania donovani causing cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka: a wolf in sheep's clothing?

scientific article published on 4 September 2009

Leishmaniasis: Path toward elimination from the Indian subcontinent

scientific article published on January 2016

Leishmaniasis: current challenges and prospects for elimination with special focus on the South Asian region.

scientific article published on 12 April 2018

Loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay as a sensitive diagnostic tool for Leishmania donovani infections in Sri Lanka.

scientific article published on June 2016

Megaselia scalaris (Diptera: Phoridae) can live on ripe bananas--a potential health hazard?

scientific article published in March 2002

Microculture for the isolation of Leishmania parasites from cutaneous lesions -- Sri Lankan experience

scientific article published in September 2005

Microculture for the isolation of Leishmania, modified to increase efficacy: a follow-up to a previous study.

scientific article published in January 2006

Nonresponsiveness to standard treatment in cutaneous leishmaniasis: A case series from Sri Lanka

scientific article (publication date: 2016)

Plasmodium vivax Diversity and Population Structure across Four Continents

scientific article published in 2015

Prevalence of G6PD deficiency in selected populations from two previously high malaria endemic areas of Sri Lanka

scientific article published on 2 February 2017

Quantification of Soluble or Insoluble Fractions of Leishmania Parasite Proteins in Microvolume Applications: A Simplification to Standard Lowry Assay

scientific article published on 13 March 2020

Spatiotemporal distribution of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka and future case burden estimates

scientific article published on 23 April 2021

Sri Lankan cutaneous leishmaniasis is caused by Leishmania donovani zymodeme MON-37.

scientific article

Studies on prevalence of anopheline species and community perception of malaria in Jaffna district, Sri Lanka.

scientific article published on September 2008

Study of dirofilariasis in a selected area in the Western Province.

scientific article published on June 2005

The Sri Lankan paradox: high genetic diversity in Plasmodium vivax populations despite decreasing levels of malaria transmission.

scientific article published on 14 February 2014

The paroxysm of Plasmodium vivax malaria ⬇️

scientific article published on April 1, 2003

The role of improved housing and living environments in malaria control and elimination

scientific article published on 31 October 2020

Tissue Impression Smears as a Supplementary Diagnostic Method for Histopathology in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka.

scientific article published on 15 January 2018

Trends in Recently Emerged Induced Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Sri Lanka, for the First 13 Years

scientific article published on 14 April 2019

Use of a clinical tool for screening and diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka

scientific article

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