2016
Situation of Sri Lanka, where autochthonous malaria is no longer a problem, and other infections dominate, such as dengue, leptospirosis and rickettsioses
Agampodi S, Wijerathne B, Weerakoon K. Situation of Sri Lanka, where autochthonous malaria is no longer a problem, and other infections dominate, such as dengue, leptospirosis and rickettsioses. Current Opinion In Infectious Diseases 2016, 29: 446-452. PMID: 27479026, DOI: 10.1097/qco.0000000000000303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutochthonous malariaCase fatality rateCommunicable disease controlReduction of malariaCommunicable disease control programmesControl programsClinical managementMalaria casesDisease control programsFatality rateCommunicable diseasesSuccessful control programsMalaria controlDisease controlInfectious diseasesMalariaDiseaseTropical diseasesDiagnostic facilitiesVector control activitiesLeptospirosisDengueTime trendsVector-borne diseasesRickettsioses
2014
Hantavirus infection mimicking leptospirosis: how long are we going to rely on clinical suspicion?
Dahanayaka NJ, Agampodi SB, Bandaranayaka AK, Priyankara S, Vinetz JM. Hantavirus infection mimicking leptospirosis: how long are we going to rely on clinical suspicion? The Journal Of Infection In Developing Countries 2014, 8: 1072-5. PMID: 25116678, DOI: 10.3855/jidc.4115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHantavirus infectionPopulation-based prospective studyDiagnostic facilitiesAcute hantavirus infectionClassical clinical pictureCases of leptospirosisClinical suspicionClinical pictureProspective studyEpidemiological featuresRetrospective analysisInfectious diseasesInfectionSerum samplesMedical staffLeptospirosisLeptospirosis outbreaksFeverDiseaseDiagnosisSuspicionSri LankaGlobalization of leptospirosis through travel and migration
Bandara M, Ananda M, Wickramage K, Berger E, Agampodi S. Globalization of leptospirosis through travel and migration. Globalization And Health 2014, 10: 61. PMID: 25112368, PMCID: PMC4131158, DOI: 10.1186/s12992-014-0061-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor independent risk factorIndependent risk factorEpidemiology of leptospirosisWidespread zoonotic diseaseRisk factorsContribution of travelOccupational exposurePreventive strategiesHigh-income countriesEndemic countriesDisease acquisitionHealth professionalsTotal caseloadHealth systemLeptospirosisDiagnostic facilitiesDiseaseZoonotic diseaseInternational travelGlobal travelPrevious studiesLongitudinal dataClear increaseEpidemiologyDiagnosis