2017
Leptospirosis in Sri Lanka
Warnasekara J, Agampodi S. Leptospirosis in Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2017, 7: 67-75. DOI: 10.4038/sljid.v7i2.8155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCase fatality ratioImportant infectious diseasesRisk groupsFatality ratioDifferent occupational categoriesLarge outbreakInfectious diseasesHuman casesLeptospirosisDiseaseFurther studiesComplicated casesExposure riskOccupational categoriesPriority research areasDifferent strainsSri LankaOutbreakClinicopathologyCasesYearsPhysiciansDiagnosis
2013
Massive hepatitis A outbreak in Sri Lanka in 2009: an indication of increasing susceptibility and epidemiological shift?
Dahanayaka N, Kiyohara T, Agampodi S. Massive hepatitis A outbreak in Sri Lanka in 2009: an indication of increasing susceptibility and epidemiological shift? Sri Lankan Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2013, 3: 28. DOI: 10.4038/sljid.v3i2.5640.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOutbreak of leptospirosis after white-water rafting: sign of a shift from rural to recreational leptospirosis in Sri Lanka?
AGAMPODI SB, KARUNARATHNA D, JAYATHILALA N, RATHNAYAKA H, AGAMPODI TC, KARUNANAYAKA L. Outbreak of leptospirosis after white-water rafting: sign of a shift from rural to recreational leptospirosis in Sri Lanka? Epidemiology And Infection 2013, 142: 843-846. PMID: 23800619, PMCID: PMC9151153, DOI: 10.1017/s0950268813001465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMAT titresPositive IgM ELISAClassical clinical featuresAnti-leptospiral antibodiesHistory of leptospirosisOutbreak of leptospirosisEpidemiology of leptospirosisAfebrile patientsClinical featuresAcute leptospirosisFever patientsIgM ELISAAffluent urban populationsOccupational hazardsOutbreak investigationLeptospirosisLeptospirosis outbreaksOffice workersPatientsTitresWeeksExposureParticipantsOutbreakRecreational activities