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
2009
Susceptibility of New Entrant University Students in Sri Lanka to Varicella Zoster Infection
Kurukulasooriya GM, Thevanesam V, Agampodi SB, Abeykoon AM, Amarasiri SP, Goonasekera KP. Susceptibility of New Entrant University Students in Sri Lanka to Varicella Zoster Infection. Asia Pacific Journal Of Public Health 2009, 22: 219-224. PMID: 19411280, DOI: 10.1177/1010539509334625.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVZV IgG antibodiesChicken poxIgG antibodiesVaricella-zoster virus infectionCross-sectional descriptive studyVaricella zoster infectionZoster virus infectionHistory of infectionSelf-reported historyZoster infectionMedian ageVZV infectionSeropositive rateSerological evaluationVirus infectionStudy populationNegative historyInfectionDescriptive studyInterquartile rangeUniversity of PeradeniyaAgeAntibodiesPresent studyYears