2015
The 2013 measles outbreak in Sri Lanka: experience from a rural district and implications for measles elimination goals
Dahanayaka NJ, Pahalagamage S, Ganegama RM, Weerawansa P, Agampodi SB. The 2013 measles outbreak in Sri Lanka: experience from a rural district and implications for measles elimination goals. Infectious Diseases Of Poverty 2015, 4: 51. PMID: 26627462, PMCID: PMC4667465, DOI: 10.1186/s40249-015-0084-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMeasles elimination goalElimination goalsMeasles immunization schedulePosterior cervical lymphadenopathyCommon clinical featuresIntensive care unitUniversity Medical UnitMonths of ageBasic demographic detailsCervical lymphadenopathyKoplik's spotsMaculopapular rashImmunization statusPrior immunizationVaccine scheduleCare unitClinical featuresImmunization scheduleMeasles vaccineSevere pneumoniaMeasles immunizationProspective studyRespiratory difficultyRubella vaccineEpidemiological profile
2013
Emergence of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka 2008–2011
Sandanayaka R, Kahawita I, Gamage A, Siribaddana S, Agampodi S. Emergence of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka 2008–2011. Tropical Medicine And International Health 2013, 19: 140-145. PMID: 24438012, DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12232.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous leishmaniasisAnnual incidenceMajority of patientsMean annual incidencePolonnaruwa districtDermatology unitClinical detailsGeneral HospitalStudy populationEpidemiology UnitUpper limbLeishmaniasis surveillanceCase incidenceLeishmaniasisPatientsStudy periodIncidenceCommon typeCase distributionLesionsMore malesHospitalPopulationPolonnaruwaSri Lanka