2023
Mitigating the effects of climate change on human health with vaccines and vaccinations
Kim C, Agampodi S, Marks F, Kim J, Excler J. Mitigating the effects of climate change on human health with vaccines and vaccinations. Frontiers In Public Health 2023, 11: 1252910. PMID: 37900033, PMCID: PMC10602790, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1252910.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory syncytial virus infectionCost-effective public health interventionsSyncytial virus infectionVaccine-preventable diseasesPublic health interventionsUse of vaccinesResource-poor countriesTransmissible infectious diseasesPublic health consequencesWorld Health OrganizationBody of evidenceHelminthic infectionsVirus infectionVaccine researchGlobal vaccine developmentVaccine developmentHealth interventionsNarrative reviewInfectious diseasesHealth consequencesVaccinationDiseaseAvailable evidenceHealth OrganizationVaccine
2010
Incidence and effects of Varicella Zoster Virus infection on academic activities of medical undergraduates - a five-year follow-up study from Sri Lanka
Agampodi SB, Dharmaratne SD, Thevanesam V, Dassanayake S, Kumarihamy P, Ratnayake A. Incidence and effects of Varicella Zoster Virus infection on academic activities of medical undergraduates - a five-year follow-up study from Sri Lanka. BMC Infectious Diseases 2010, 10: 117. PMID: 20465846, PMCID: PMC2882915, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-10-117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaricella-zoster virus infectionZoster virus infectionVZV infectionPerson yearsVirus infectionFive-year followNumber of infectionsSelf-administered structured questionnaireVZV immunizationConclusionsThe incidenceCumulative incidenceRetrospective cohortIncidence densityMedical undergraduatesStudy cohortIncidence rateClinical appointmentsAdult populationInfectionSusceptible cohortCohortIncidenceUniversity of PeradeniyaSecond questionnaireSri Lankan medical undergraduates
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