Ruwan Ratnayake
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Recent Articles
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Light P, Singh N, Alhaffar M, Allison L, Mounier-Jack S, Ratnayake R, et al.
Confl Health
. 2024 Dec;
18(1):77.
PMID: 39716298
Background: Children, particularly those who have received no routine vaccinations (zero-dose children), are at high risk of vaccine-preventable diseases in humanitarian crisis settings. However, the decision-making processes underlying vaccine intervention...
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Ratnayake R, Knee J, Cumming O, Saidi J, Bashige Rumedeka B, Finger F, et al.
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2024 Jul;
30(8):1677-1682.
PMID: 39043451
We evaluated the spatiotemporal clustering of rapid diagnostic test-positive cholera cases in Uvira, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. We detected spatiotemporal clusters that consistently overlapped with major rivers, and...
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Ouamba J, Fouda Mbarga N, Ciglenecki I, Ratnayake R, Tchiasso D, Finger F, et al.
Bull World Health Organ
. 2023 Mar;
101(3):170-178.
PMID: 36865607
Objective: To describe the implementation of case-area targeted interventions to reduce cholera transmission using a rapid, localized response in Kribi district, Cameroon. Methods: We used a cross-sectional design to study...
4.
Tabor R, Almhawish N, Aladhan I, Tarnas M, Sullivan R, Karah N, et al.
Confl Health
. 2023 Feb;
17(1):4.
PMID: 36739427
Background: In Syria, disruption to water and sanitation systems, together with poor access to vaccination, forced displacement and overcrowding contribute to increases in waterborne diseases (WBDs). The aim of this...
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Ratnayake R, Rawashdeh F, AbuAlRub R, Al-Ali N, Fawad M, Bani Hani M, et al.
Int Health
. 2022 Dec;
15(6):664-675.
PMID: 36576492
Background: We evaluated community health volunteer (CHV) strategies to prevent non-communicable disease (NCD) care disruption and promote coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) detection among Syrian refugees and vulnerable Jordanians, as the...
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Endo A, Murayama H, Abbott S, Ratnayake R, Pearson C, Edmunds W, et al.
Science
. 2022 Sep;
378(6615):90-94.
PMID: 36137054
The outbreak of monkeypox across non-endemic regions confirmed in May 2022 shows epidemiological features distinct from previously imported outbreaks, most notably its observed growth and predominance amongst men who have...
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Ratnayake R, Peyraud N, Ciglenecki I, Gignoux E, Lightowler M, Azman A, et al.
BMJ Open
. 2022 Jul;
12(7):e061206.
PMID: 35793924
Introduction: Cholera outbreaks in fragile settings are prone to rapid expansion. Case-area targeted interventions (CATIs) have been proposed as a rapid and efficient response strategy to halt or substantially reduce...
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Ratnayake R, Abdelmagid N, Dooley C
J Migr Health
. 2022 Jun;
6:100120.
PMID: 35694420
The estimation of population denominators of internally displaced people (IDP) and other crisis-affected populations is a foundational step that facilitates all humanitarian assistance. However, the humanitarian system remains somewhat tolerant...
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Ratnayake R, Checchi F, Jarvis C, Edmunds W, Finger F
PLoS Negl Trop Dis
. 2022 Feb;
16(2):e0010163.
PMID: 35171911
Background: The evaluation of ring vaccination and other outbreak-containment interventions during severe and rapidly-evolving epidemics presents a challenge for the choice of a feasible study design, and subsequently, for the...
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Favas C, Jarrett P, Ratnayake R, Watson O, Checchi F
Int J Infect Dis
. 2021 Nov;
114:210-218.
PMID: 34749011
Objectives The first COVID-19 pandemic waves in many low-income countries appeared milder than initially forecasted. We conducted a country-level ecological study to describe patterns in key SARS-CoV-2 outcomes by country...