Professor N.P. Sunil Chandra
BVSc (Sri Lanka), MPhil (Perad'ya), PhD (Cambridge),FSLCVS, FSLCM (h.c)
Cadre Chair and Senior Professor
Specialization
Virology and Immunology
Research Interests
- Emerging zoonotic viral and bacterial infections of public health importance
- Viral and bacterial gastroenteritis
- Herpes virus pathogenesis and zero epidemiology
- Dengue virus pathogenesis and laboratory diagnosis
Publications
Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals
- Harsha K. K. Perera, Geethani Wickramasinghe, Chung L. Cheung, Hiroshi Nishiura, David K. Smith, Leo L. M. Poon, Aluthgama K. C. Perera, Siu K. Ma, Narapiti P. Sunil-Chandra, Yi Guan, and Joseph S. M. Peiris,
Swine Influenza in Sri Lanka
Emerging infectious diseases19 (3) 2013 - Gunasekera H.A.K.M, Senanayake C.P, Mendis L. Sunil Chandra N.P (2012). Japanese encephalitis virus infection in an endemic area: hospital based study 1998 to 2000. Sri Lanka Journal of Infectious Diseases Vol.1(2);19-27
- SUNIL-CHANDRA, N. P., J. CLEMENT, P. MAES, H. J. DE SILVA, M. VAN ESBROECK, and M. VAN RANST. "Concomitant leptospirosis-hantavirus co-infection in acute patients hospitalized in Sri Lanka: implications for a potentially worldwide underestimated problem." Epidemiology and Infection: 1-13.
- Clement, J., M. Van Esbroeck, K. Lagrou, J. Verschueren, N. P. Sunil-Chandra, and M. Van Ranst. "Letter to the editor: leptospirosis versus hantavirus infections in the Netherlands and in Belgium, 2000 to 2014."
- Gunasekera H.A.K.M, Senanayake C.P, Mendis L. Sunil Chandra N.P (2012). Japanese encephalitis virus infection in an endemic area: hospital based study 1998 to 2000. Sri Lanka Journal of Infectious Diseases Vol.1(2);19-27.
- Perera HKK, Wickremasinghe G, Cheung CL, Nishiura H, Smith DK, Poon LLM, Perera AKC, Ma, S.K., Sunil-Chandra NP, Guan, Y, Peiris JSM (2013)Swine Influenza. Emerging Infectious diseases19 (3) 481-484
- N.P. Sunil-Chnadra (2012)Future trends in veterinary public health and emerging viral diseases.Sri Lanka Veterinary J ournal (supplement) 59, 1-9.
- N.P. Sunil-Chandra (2007)Trends in dengue diagnosis.The Bulletin of the Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists.5(1) 49-54.
- Keynote address: Future Trends in Veterinary Public Health and Emerging viral diseases 64th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka Veterinary Association , 11th May 2012, Plant Genetic Resource Centre, Gannoruwa, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Veterinary Journal (supplement) 2012, 59, 1-9
- Sunil-Chandra N.P. Keynote address: Future Trends in Veterinary Public Health and Emerging viral diseases 64th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka Veterinary Association , 11th May 2012, Plant Genetic Resource Centre, Gannoruwa, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Veterinary Journal (supplement) 2012, 59, 1-9
- Jan Clement, Piet Maes, M. Muthusethupathi, Georgy Nainan, Sunil-Chandra, Marjan Van Esbroeck and Marc Van Ranst (2009) Hantavirus vs. Leptospirosis in India and Sri Lanka: A new unknown pathogen. Abstract (O12) for the 6th Annual Scientific Meeting of International Leptospirosis Society (ILS) 21st to 24th September 2009, Cochin, India
- Wijesooriya W.R.P.L.I, Kok TW, Perera J, Thilakarathna Y and Sunil-Chandra N.P. (2009) Paired sera IgG test detects more Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections than the single IgM test.
Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists 2009. The Bulletin of the Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists. 7 (1) 14, Abstract No. OP 1 - Wijesooriya W.R.P.L.I, Kok TW, Perera J, Thilakarathna Y and Sunil-Chandra N.P. (2009) Detection of M. Pneumoniae DNA and specific antibodies in relation to duration of illness.
Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists 2009.
The Bulletin of the Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists. 7 (1) 14, Abstract No. OP 16
Contact Details
Department
Medical Microbiology
Medical Microbiology
Tel
+94 11 2961137 (Office)
+94 11 2961137 (Office)
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