2019
Estimating the burden of leptospirosis in Sri Lanka; a systematic review
Warnasekara J, Koralegedara I, Agampodi S. Estimating the burden of leptospirosis in Sri Lanka; a systematic review. BMC Infectious Diseases 2019, 19: 119. PMID: 30727968, PMCID: PMC6364467, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-018-3655-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystematic reviewPooled case fatality ratioCumulative annual incidenceMortality of leptospirosisBurden of leptospirosisConclusionOur systematic reviewCase fatality ratioCurrent Contents ConnectRelevant full textsRoutine surveillance dataFull-text reviewBIOSIS Citation IndexMethodA systematic reviewGoogle Scholar databasesCommon organAnnual incidenceHospitalization ratesTrue burdenDisease burdenBurden estimatesBIOSIS PreviewsCitation IndexKCI-Korean Journal DatabaseAnnual caseloadFatality ratio
2014
Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka: a missing endemic district in the leishmaniasis surveillance system
Semage SN, Pathirana KP, Agampodi SB. Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka: a missing endemic district in the leishmaniasis surveillance system. International Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2014, 25: 53-55. PMID: 24858902, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.03.1382.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous leishmaniasisArmed Forces personnelCumulative annual incidencePublic health surveillance systemsNational surveillance systemSurveillance systemPublic health threatHealth surveillance systemsTime of investigationSri Lanka ArmyAnnual incidenceEndemic districtsEpidemic proportionsReported casesArmy populationLeishmaniasisHealth threatIncidenceDisease surveillanceControl activitiesUrgent attentionSri LankaLesionsMullaitivu