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Sunil Premawansa

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Gunasekara P, Handunnetti S, Premawansa S, Dasanayake W, Ratnayake I, Dias R, et al.
Toxicon . 2024 Nov; 252:108163. PMID: 39522659
Apis dorsata stings are amongst the most frequent insect-stings in Sri Lanka. A. dorsata venom consists of a mixture of components including PLA, melittin, hyaluronidase and apamin. However, there are...
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Pathirana S, Deepachandi B, Gunasekara P, Fernando N, Perera I, Gangani D, et al.
Int J Microbiol . 2024 Sep; 2024:1331067. PMID: 39346702
COVID-19 serological tests complement the molecular diagnostics and can be used as important tool for serosurveillance and vaccine efficiency evaluation. The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate...
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Abeygoonawardena H, Dassanayake K, Kariyawasam J, Chathuranga T, Sundralingam T, Gunasekara H, et al.
PLOS Glob Public Health . 2024 Jul; 4(7):e0003150. PMID: 39012856
A study conducted from July 2019 to May 2022 at several hospitals in the Western Province, Sri Lanka, focused on dengue virus strains during the COVID-19 pandemic. Among 417 febrile...
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Gunasekera K, Premaratne R, Handunnetti S, Weerasena J, Premawansa S, Fernando D
Malar J . 2024 Jan; 23(1):35. PMID: 38281044
Background: Sri Lanka after eliminating malaria in 2012, is in the prevention of re-establishment (POR) phase. Being a tropical country with high malariogenic potential, maintaining vigilance is important. All malaria...
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Gangani D, Dissanayake W, de Silva R, Anuradha K, Karunanayake L, Fernando N, et al.
BMC Immunol . 2023 Oct; 24(1):39. PMID: 37848809
Background: Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease caused by Leptospira species. Variations in lipopolysaccharide (LPS) structure in Leptospira are known to be associated with the serovar diversity and antigenicity. Development of...
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Muzeniek T, Perera T, Siriwardana S, Bas D, Bayram F, Oruc M, et al.
Sci Rep . 2023 Aug; 13(1):12859. PMID: 37553373
Bats are described as the natural reservoir host for a wide range of viruses. Although an increasing number of bat-associated, potentially human pathogenic viruses were discovered in the past, the...
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Nyamweya B, Rukshala D, Fernando N, de Silva R, Premawansa S, Handunnetti S
J Evid Based Integr Med . 2023 Jun; 28:2515690X231176622. PMID: 37279951
There has been accumulating interest in the application of medicinal plants as alternative medicine to treat various diseases and/or to develop modern medicines. is one of such medicinal plants that...
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Gunasekara P, Handunnetti S, Premawansa S, Witharana E, Ratnayake I, Kaluarachchi P, et al.
Clin Mol Allergy . 2022 Sep; 20(1):11. PMID: 36104791
Background: Allergy to Apis dorsata (Giant Asian Honeybee) venom is the commonest insect allergy in Sri Lanka and South East Asia. However, laboratory diagnosis is difficult as the pure venom...
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Perera T, Schwarz F, Muzeniek T, Siriwardana S, Becker-Ziaja B, Perera I, et al.
Animals (Basel) . 2022 Jul; 12(13). PMID: 35804573
This is the first report on the molecular identification and phylogeny of the Desmarest, 1810, Temminck, 1835, Schneider, 1800, Kelaart, 1850, and Kuhl, 1817, bat species in Sri Lanka, inferred...
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Muzeniek T, Perera T, Siriwardana S, Bayram F, Bas D, Oruc M, et al.
Pathogens . 2022 Apr; 11(4). PMID: 35456109
Bats are known as typical reservoirs for a number of viruses, including viruses of the family Paramyxoviridae. Representatives of the subfamily Orthoparamyxovirinae are distributed worldwide and can cause mild to...