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The correlation between local weather and leptospirosis incidence in Kandy district, Sri Lanka from 2006 to 2015 by Ehelepola, N. D. B., Ariyaratne, Kusalika, Dissanayake, Wasantha P.

“…Background: Leptospirosis is an important public health problem in Sri Lanka. Most people become infected by contact with leptospires in soil and in surface…”
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A Polypill for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: a feasibility study of the World Health Organization by Soliman, Elsayed Z, Mendis, Shanthi, Dissanayake, Wasantha P, Somasundaram, Noel P, Gunaratne, Padma S, Jayasingne, I Kumudini, Furberg, Curt D

“…The feasibility of conducting a large-scale Polypill clinical trial in developing countries remains unclear. More information is needed regarding the efficacy…”
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Continuation of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in a Patient with a Coronary Artery Stent with Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever: A Clinical Conundrum by Ehelepola, N D B, Athurupana, A A S D, Bowatte, P G C S, Dissanayake, Wasantha P

“…Severe thrombocytopenia with impairment of the activity of platelets and impairment of blood clotting occurs in dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). Continuation of…”
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Multiple-dose activated charcoal in acute self-poisoning: a randomised controlled trial by Eddleston, Michael, Juszczak, Edmund, MSc, Buckley, Nick A, MD, Senarathna, Lalith, MSc, Mohamed, Fahim, BSc, Dissanayake, Wasantha, MD, Hittarage, Ariyasena, MD, Azher, Shifa, MD, Jeganathan, K, MD, Jayamanne, Shaluka, MD, Sheriff, MH Rezvi, Prof, Warrell, David A, Prof

“…Summary Background The case-fatality for intentional self-poisoning in the rural developing world is 10–50-fold higher than that in industrialised countries,…”
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Differences between organophosphorus insecticides in human self-poisoning: a prospective cohort study by Eddleston, Michael, Eyer, Peter, Worek, Franz, Mohamed, Fahim, Senarathna, Lalith, von Meyer, Ludwig, Juszczak, Edmund, Hittarage, Ariyasena, Azhar, Shifa, Dissanayake, Wasantha, Sheriff, MH Rezvi, Szinicz, Ladislaus, Dawson, Andrew H, Buckley, Nick A

“…Although more than 100 organophosphorus insecticides exist, organophosphorus poisoning is usually regarded as a single entity, distinguished only by the…”
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Graphene-Oxide-Coated Long-Period Grating-Based Fiber Optic Sensor for Relative Humidity and External Refractive Index by Dissanayake, Kasun Prabuddha Wasantha, Wu, Weiping, Nguyen, Hien, Sun, Tong, Grattan, Kenneth T. V.

“…Graphene oxide is a very attractive material for refractive index and humidity sensing due to its unique 2-D structure, which results in faster response times…”
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The Sinhala Version of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale: Validation and Establishment of the Factor Structure in Pain Patients and Healthy Adults by Pallegama, Ranjith W., Ariyawardana, Anura, Ranasinghe, Ajith W., Sitheeque, Mohaideen, Glaros, Alan G., Dissanayake, Wasantha P., Idirimanna, Kapila S., Jayasinghe, Ruwan D.

“…Objective This study was conducted to translate the Pain Catastrophizing Scale into and adapt it to the Sinhala language and to examine its psychometric…”
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An Atypical Case of Rickettsial Spotted Fever Myocarditis Mimicking Weil’s Disease by Buddhadasa, W. M. N. P., Sapurugala, S. A. C. S., Kumara, G. D. N. R., Ehelepola, N. D. B., Dissanayake, Wasantha P.

“…A 65-year-old previously healthy male presented to us on the fourth day of a febrile illness with headache, arthralgia, myalgia, nausea, cough, chest pain,…”
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An Atypical Clinical Manifestation of a Hump-Nosed Pit Viper Envenomation by Samarathunga, J. R. P. U., Wickramaarachchi, W. A. C. B., Liyanage, G. L. H. S., Karunathilaka, C. N., Ehelepola, N. D. B., Dissanayake, Wasantha P.

“…Envenomations by hump-nosed pit vipers (HNVs) are frequent in Sri Lanka and in South India. Until recently, HNV was considered a moderately venomous snake…”
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Parallel infusion of hydrocortisone ± chlorpheniramine bolus injection to prevent acute adverse reactions to antivenom for snakebites: A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study by INDIKA BANDARA GAWARAMMANA, KULARATNE, S. Abeysingha M, DISSANAYAKE, Wasantha P, KUMARASIRI, Ranjith P. V, SENANAYAKE, Nimal, ARIYASENA, H

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Study protocol: a randomised controlled trial of multiple and single dose activated charcoal for acute self-poisoning by Eddleston, Michael, Juszczak, Edmund, Buckley, Nick A, Senarathna, Lalith, Mohammed, Fahim, Allen, Stuart, Dissanayake, Wasantha, Hittarage, Ariyasena, Azher, Shifa, Jeganathan, K, Jayamanne, Shaluka, Sheriff, M H Rezvi, Warrell, David A

“…The case fatality for intentional self-poisoning in rural Asia is 10-30 times higher than in the West, mostly due to the use of highly toxic poisons. Activated…”
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Early management after self-poisoning with an organophosphorus or carbamate pesticide - a treatment protocol for junior doctors by Eddleston, Michael, Dawson, Andrew, Karalliedde, Lakshman, Dissanayake, Wasantha, Hittarage, Ariyasena, Azher, Shifa, Buckley, Nick A

“…Severe organophosphorus or carbamate pesticide poisoning is an important clinical problem in many countries of the world. Unfortunately, little clinical…”
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Multiple-dose activated charcoal in acute self-poisoning : a randomised controlled trial. Commentary by EYER, Peter, EYER, Florian, JEGANATHAN, K, JAYAMANNE, Shaluka, REZVI SHERIFF, M. H, WARRELL, David A, EDDLESTON, Michael, JUSZCZAK, Edmund, BUCKLEY, Nick A, SENARATHNA, Lalith, MOHAMED, Fahim, DISSANAYAKE, Wasantha, HITTARAGE, Ariyasena, AZHER, Shifa

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Refractory status epilepticus following self-poisoning with the organochlorine pesticide endosulfan by Roberts, Darren M., Dissanayake, Wasantha, Rezvi Sheriff, M.H., Eddleston, Michael

“…We describe a case of refractory status epilepticus presenting to a rural general hospital in Sri Lanka. This patient's condition was precipitated by…”
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Parallel infusion of hydrocortisone ± chlorpheniramine bolus injection to prevent acute adverse reactions to antivenom for snakebites by Gawarammana, Indika Bandara, Kularatne, S Abeysingha M, Kumarasiri, Ranjith P V, Senanayake, Nimal, Dissanayake, Wasantha P, Ariyasena, H

“…Objective: To investigate the efficacy of continuous infusion of hydrocortisone with or without chlorpheniramine bolus against early adverse reactions to…”
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An Atypical Case of Rickettsial Spotted Fever Myocarditis Mimicking Weil's Disease by Ehelepola, N D B, Kumara, G D N R, Sapurugala, S A C S, Buddhadasa, W M N P, Dissanayake, Wasantha P

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An Atypical Clinical Manifestation of a Hump-Nosed Pit Viper Envenomation by Ehelepola, N D B, Karunathilaka, C N, Liyanage, G L H S, Wickramaarachchi, W A C B, Samarathunga, J R P U, Dissanayake, Wasantha P

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Acute Human Self-Poisoning with the N-Phenylpyrazole Insecticide Fipronil-a GABAA-Gated Chloride Channel Blocker by Mohamed, Fahim, Senarathna, Lalith, Percy, Adrian, Abeyewardene, Manel, Eaglesham, Geoffrey, Cheng, Ron, Azher, Shifa, Hittarage, Ariyasena, Dissanayake, Wasantha, Sheriff, M.H. Rezvi, Davies, Willie, Buckley, Nick A., Eddleston, Michael

“…Objective: Fipronil, a broad spectrum N-phenylpyrazole insecticide that inhibits GABAA-gated chloride channels, has been in use since the mid-1990s. A high…”
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Acute Human Self‐Poisoning with the N ‐Phenylpyrazole Insecticide Fipronil—a GABA A ‐Gated Chloride Channel Blocker by Mohamed, Fahim, Senarathna, Lalith, Percy, Adrian, Abeyewardene, Manel, Eaglesham, Geoffrey, Cheng, Ron, Azher, Shifa, Hittarage, Ariyasena, Dissanayake, Wasantha, Sheriff, M.H. Rezvi, Davies, Willie, Buckley, Nick A., Eddleston, Michael

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Design and performance analysis of rare-earth doped fibres with modified silica host by Dissanayake, Kasun Prabuddha Wasantha

“…In this study, design and characterization processes of rare- earth doped fibres with modified Silica host have been investigated. A Ga co-doped Erbium doped…”
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