2023
Mitigating the effects of climate change on human health with vaccines and vaccinations
Kim C, Agampodi S, Marks F, Kim J, Excler J. Mitigating the effects of climate change on human health with vaccines and vaccinations. Frontiers In Public Health 2023, 11: 1252910. PMID: 37900033, PMCID: PMC10602790, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1252910.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory syncytial virus infectionCost-effective public health interventionsSyncytial virus infectionVaccine-preventable diseasesPublic health interventionsUse of vaccinesResource-poor countriesTransmissible infectious diseasesPublic health consequencesWorld Health OrganizationBody of evidenceHelminthic infectionsVirus infectionVaccine researchGlobal vaccine developmentVaccine developmentHealth interventionsNarrative reviewInfectious diseasesHealth consequencesVaccinationDiseaseAvailable evidenceHealth OrganizationVaccineCommon dermatological complaints and their psychosocial impact: a descriptive cross-sectional study among undergraduates of an outstation university of Sri Lanka.
Abeyrathna P, Nadeesha T, Malika N, Wijerathna N, Agampodi S. Common dermatological complaints and their psychosocial impact: a descriptive cross-sectional study among undergraduates of an outstation university of Sri Lanka. Anuradhapura Medical Journal 2023, 17: 20-24. DOI: 10.4038/amj.v17i2.7730.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDescriptive cross-sectional studyCommon dermatological complaintsCross-sectional studyDermatological conditionsDermatological complaintsSelf-reported acneSelf-administered questionnairePsycho-social effectsHigh prevalenceSelf-reported distressHealth interventionsDermatological problemsPsychosocial impactPsychological stressYoung populationPrevalenceComplaintsRajarata UniversityReported conditionDistressParticipantsMalesSimple random samplingFemalesUniversity period‘We do not rush to the hospital for ordinary wounds (suḷu tuvāla)’: A qualitative study on the early clinical manifestations of cutaneous leishmaniasis and associated health behaviours in rural Sri Lanka
Gunasekara S, Wickramasinghe N, Agampodi S, Fernando M, Weerakoon K, Liyanage C, Dikomitis L, Agampodi T. ‘We do not rush to the hospital for ordinary wounds (suḷu tuvāla)’: A qualitative study on the early clinical manifestations of cutaneous leishmaniasis and associated health behaviours in rural Sri Lanka. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2023, 17: e0010939. PMID: 37172051, PMCID: PMC10208456, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010939.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly clinical manifestationsClinical manifestationsCutaneous leishmaniasisHealth behaviorsRural Sri LankaAssociated health behaviorsHealthcare-seeking behaviorSelf-management actionsEarly skinTreatment periodFirst visitSkin lesionsQualitative studyHealth interventionsWorm infestationAnt bitesLeishmaniasisTropical diseasesNarrative thematic approachHealthcare facilitiesManifestationsRural settingsSymptomsAnuradhapura districtSubstantial delay
2019
A Case–Control Study of Environmental and Occupational Risks of Leptospirosis in Sri Lanka
Schønning MH, Phelps MD, Warnasekara J, Agampodi SB, Furu P. A Case–Control Study of Environmental and Occupational Risks of Leptospirosis in Sri Lanka. EcoHealth 2019, 16: 534-543. PMID: 31664587, DOI: 10.1007/s10393-019-01448-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPaddy workersOdds ratioSignificant higher riskCase-control studyHigher odds ratioPublic health interventionsTransmission of leptospirosisRisk factorsOccupational exposureProtective effectHigh riskHigh incidenceRat exposureHuman leptospirosisViral infectionHealth interventionsZoonotic infectionOccupational riskLeptospirosisLeptospirosis transmissionStudy sampleOccupational groupsInfectionStructured interviewsHousehold animals
2014
Regional Differences of Leptospirosis in Sri Lanka: Observations from a Flood-Associated Outbreak in 2011
Agampodi SB, Dahanayaka NJ, Bandaranayaka AK, Perera M, Priyankara S, Weerawansa P, Matthias MA, Vinetz JM. Regional Differences of Leptospirosis in Sri Lanka: Observations from a Flood-Associated Outbreak in 2011. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2014, 8: e2626. PMID: 24454971, PMCID: PMC3894175, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002626.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOutbreak of leptospirosisClinical presentationAcute renal failureDifferent clinical presentationsCross-sectional studyMedian bacterial loadPublic health interventionsPublic health relevanceLeptospira interrogans serovar laiRenal failureSevere thrombocytopeniaInfectious disease epidemicsDifferent Leptospira speciesEtiological causesImportant causeHealth interventionsHealth relevanceLeptospirosisTropical diseasesBacterial loadLeptospira kirschneriLeptospirosis outbreaksSerovar laiLeptospira speciesL. kirschneri