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RESEARCH GROUP
Filarial Infections
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT
Surveillance for on-going transmission of lymphatic filarial infections following mass preventive chemotherapy in the western province; assessment of morbidity and morbidity management aspects of lymphatic filariasis(knowledge, services etc); filaria diagnostics including application of RDTs and molecular methods; Investigation of zoonotic filarial infections impacting on public health and their transmission dynamics; Mapping of foci with residual lymphatic filarial infections following the declaration of lymphatic filariasis elimination status in Sri Lanka
GROUP MEMBERS
PUBLICATIONS
[Top 5 high-impact indexed papers]
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Chandrasena NT, Premaratna R, Samarasekera DS, de Silva NR. Surveillance for transmission of lymphatic filariasis in Colombo and Gampaha districts of Sri Lanka following mass drug administration. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Nov 5
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Chandrasena N, Premaratna R, Gunaratna IE, de Silva NR Morbidity management and disability prevention for lymphatic filariasis in Sri Lanka: Current status and future prospects. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018 May 10;12(5):e0006472. doi: 0.1371/journal.pntd.0006472. eCollection 2018 May
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Mallawarachchi CH, Nilmini Chandrasena TGA, Premaratna R, Mallawarachchi SMNSM, de Silva NR. Human infection with sub-periodic Brugia spp. in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka: a threat to filariasis elimination status? Parasit Vectors. 2018 Jan 29;11(1):68. doi: 10.1186/s13071-018-2649-3
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CH Mallawarachchi, TGAN Chandrasena, S Wickramasinghe, R Premaratna, NYIS Gunawardane, NSMS M Mallawarachchi, NR de Silva. A preliminary survey of filarial parasites in dogs and cats in Sri Lanka PLoS One. 2018 Nov 2;13(11):e0206633. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0206633. eCollection 2018.
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Chandrasena TGAN, Premaratna R, Mallawaarachchi CH, Gunawardena NK, Gunathilaka PADHN, Abeyewickrama WY, de Silva NR. The Diversity of Human Dirofilariasis in Western Sri Lanka. Biomed Res Int. 2019 Apr 18;2019:9209240. doi: 10.1155/2019/9209240. eCollection 2019
Collaborators
Local Collaborators and Institutions:
- Anti-filariasis Campaign, Sri Lanka
GRANT / FUNDING SUPPORT
- University of Kelaniya Research grants received in 2009 and 2016
CONTACT
Prof Nilmini Chandrasena : nilminicha64@gmail.com
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