2020
Is leishmaniasis adequately notified in Sri Lanka? A survey among doctors from an endemic district, Sri Lanka
Hewawasam C, Weerakoon HS, Thilakan V, Lelwala T, Prasanka K, Rathnayaka AS, Gamage S, Agampodi S. Is leishmaniasis adequately notified in Sri Lanka? A survey among doctors from an endemic district, Sri Lanka. BMC Public Health 2020, 20: 913. PMID: 32532244, PMCID: PMC7290071, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-09066-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical officersMethodsA cross-sectional studyFirst clinical suspicionHigh disease burdenCross-sectional studyHigh case loadSelf-administered questionnaireHealth Care InstituteAnuradhapura districtCurrent notification systemClinical suspicionResultsOne hundredDisease burdenCare instituteCausative organismEarly diagnosisEndemic districtsCutaneous leishmaniasisParasitic infectionsLeishmaniasisNotifiable diseaseCase loadLeishmania donovaniDiseaseSupportive staff
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 Lanka