Nilakshi Samaranayake
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Evaluation of CD1a immunostaining in the diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by in Sri Lanka
Riyal H, Samaranayake N, Amarathunga P, Munidasa D, Karunaweera N
Parasitology
. 2024 Nov;
151(10):1148-1153.
PMID: 39523649
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a vector-borne parasitic disease, routinely diagnosed by direct light microscopy. The sensitivity of this method is dependent on the number of parasites present in the lesion....
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Piyasiri S, Senanayake S, Samaranayake N, Doh S, Iniguez E, Kamhawi S, et al.
Res Sq
. 2024 Jul;
PMID: 39070615
is the established vector of leishmaniasis in the Indian sub-continent. Antibodies to sand fly salivary antigens are biomarkers for vector-host exposure in leishmaniasis-endemic regions. transmits in Sri Lanka, primarily causing...
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Piyasiri S, Fathima P, Shah H, Senanyake S, Samaranayake N, Karunaweera N, et al.
Microorganisms
. 2024 Jul;
12(7).
PMID: 39065228
is the predominant sandfly vector of leishmaniasis in the Indian subcontinent. India and Sri Lanka primarily report visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by . We compared from two locations, focusing...
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Dewasurendra R, Samaranayake N, Silva H, Manamperi N, Senerath U, Senanayake S, et al.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
. 2024 Apr;
110(6):1110-1116.
PMID: 38593788
Leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka was first reported in the early 1990s. Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) cases have markedly increased in recent years, demanding due attention from health authorities. The spatial distribution...
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Karunathilake C, Alles N, Dewasurendra R, Weerasinghe I, Chandrasiri N, Piyasiri S, et al.
Parasitol Res
. 2023 Dec;
123(1):77.
PMID: 38157062
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Sri Lanka is caused by Leishmania donovani, a parasite widely known to cause visceral leishmaniasis. Despite the fact that CL is not generally believed to elicit...
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Piyasiri S, Dewasurendra R, Samaranayake N, Karunaweera N
Diagnostics (Basel)
. 2023 Sep;
13(18).
PMID: 37761356
Leishmaniasis, a neglected tropical disease, encompasses a spectrum of clinical conditions and poses a significant risk of infection to over one billion people worldwide. Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in the Indian...
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Riyal H, Samaranayake N, Amarathunga P, Munidasa D, Karunaweera N
Int J Dermatol
. 2023 Sep;
62(10):1237-1247.
PMID: 37723978
Background: Treatment responses to cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) observed in Sri Lanka show variability, ranging from quick healing to delayed or failed responses to routine medication. The determinants of these differences...
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Dasanayaka N, Sirisena N, Samaranayake N
Front Psychol
. 2023 Jul;
14:1222863.
PMID: 37519381
Introduction: Telomeres are protective end caps of chromosomes which naturally shorten with each cell division and thus with age. Short telomeres have been associated with many age-related diseases. Meditation has...
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Riyal H, Ferreira T, Paun A, Ghosh K, Samaranayake N, Sacks D, et al.
Acta Trop
. 2023 Jun;
245:106979.
PMID: 37391025
Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by protozoan parasites of genus Leishmania, and transmitted by different species of Phlebotomine sand flies. More than 20 species of Leishmania are known...
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Cytokine and phenotypic cell profiles in human cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania donovani
Wijesooriya H, Samaranayake N, Karunaweera N
PLoS One
. 2023 Jan;
18(1):e0270722.
PMID: 36602989
Background: The innate immune mediators are likely to influence the clinical phenotype of leishmaniasis by primary responses which limit or facilitate the spread of the parasite, as well as by...