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A major transition in malaria treatment: the adoption and deployment of artemisinin-based combination therapies by Bosman, Andrea, Mendis, Kamini N

“…Parasite resistance to conventional antimalarial medicines has led, in recent years, to a dramatic shift in malaria treatment. Sixty-seven countries with…”
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Evolutionary and Historical Aspects of the Burden of Malaria by CARTER, Richard, MENDIS, Kamini N

“…ERRATUM ( vol. 16 , p. 173 ) Classifications Services CMR Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg…”
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The first introduced malaria case reported from Sri Lanka after elimination: implications for preventing the re-introduction of malaria in recently eliminated countries by Karunasena, Vissundara M, Marasinghe, Manonath, Koo, Carmen, Amarasinghe, Saliya, Senaratne, Arundika S, Hasantha, Rasika, Hewavitharana, Mihirini, Hapuarachchi, Hapuarachchige C, Herath, Hema D B, Wickremasinghe, Rajitha, Mendis, Kamini N, Fernando, Deepika, Ranaweera, Dewanee

“…There has been no local transmission of malaria in Sri Lanka for 6 years following elimination of the disease in 2012. Malaria vectors are prevalent in parts…”
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Mass radical treatment of a group of foreign workers to mitigate the risk of re-establishment of malaria in Sri Lanka by Marasinghe, Manonath M, Karunasena, Vissundara M, Seneratne, Arundika S, Herath, Hema D B, Fernando, Deepika, Wickremasinghe, Rajitha, Mendis, Kamini N, Ranaweera, Dewanee

“…Following malaria elimination, Sri Lanka was free from indigenous transmission for six consecutive years, until the first introduced case was reported in…”
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Spatial targeting of interventions against malaria by Carter, R, Mendis, K N, Roberts, D

“…Malaria transmission is strongly associated with location. This association has two main features. First, the disease is focused around specific mosquito…”
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Global Epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax by Howes, Rosalind E, Battle, Katherine E, Mendis, Kamini N, Smith, David L, Cibulskis, Richard E, Baird, J Kevin, Hay, Simon I

“…Plasmodium vivax is the most widespread human malaria, putting 2.5 billion people at risk of infection. Its unique biological and epidemiological…”
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A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, clinical trial of the impact of malaria prevention on the educational attainment of school children by Fernando, Deepika, de Silva, Damani, Carter, Richard, Mendis, Kamini N, Wickremasinghe, Rajitha

“…A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of nine months duration was carried out to investigate the impact of malaria and its prevention on the educational…”
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Malaria transmission-blocking vaccines—how can their development be supported? by Carter, Richard, Mendis, Kamini N, Miller, Louis H, Molineaux, Louis, Saul, Allan

“…Malaria is a disease of poor countries. The development of malaria vaccines requires considerable investment, for which there is little commercial interest,…”
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The paroxysm of Plasmodium vivax malaria by Karunaweera, Nadira D., Wijesekera, Subadra K., Wanasekera, Deepani, Mendis, Kamini N., Carter, Richard

“…The paroxysms of Plasmodium vivax malaria are antiparasite responses that, although distressing to the human host, almost never impart serious acute pathology…”
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Short Report : An Indigenous Case of Plasmodium ovale Infection in Sri Lanka by WICKREMASINGHE, Renu, GALAPATHTHY, Gawrie N. L, FERNANDO, W. A. P, DE MONBRISON, Frederique, WIJESINGHE, Rushika S, MENDIS, Kamini N, PICOT, Stephane, RINGWALD, Pascal, WICKREMASINGHE, Ananda R

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An Indigenous Case of Plasmodium ovale Infection in Sri Lanka by Wickremasinghe, Renu, Galapaththy, Gawrie N. L, Fernando, W. A. P, de Monbrison, Frederique, Wijesinghe, Rushika S, Mendis, Kamini N, Picot, Stephane, Ringwald, Pascal, Wickremasinghe, Ananda R

“…Plasmodium ovale, which is generally prevalent only in the African region, has been emerging in the Asian and southeast Asian regions. It has not been reported…”
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Quantifying Genetic and Nongenetic Contributions to Malarial Infection in a Sri Lankan Population by Mackinnon, Margaret J., Gunawardena, D. M., Rajakaruna, Jagath, Weerasingha, Sudath, Mendis, Kamini N., Carter, Richard

“…Explaining the causes of variation in the severity of malarial disease remains a major challenge in the treatment and control of malaria. Many factors are…”
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Monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies both block and enhance transmission of human Plasmodium vivax malaria by Peiris, J S, Premawansa, S, Ranawaka, M B, Udagama, P V, Munasinghe, Y D, Nanayakkara, M V, Gamage, C P, Carter, R, David, P H, Mendis, K N

“…Antibodies against gametes of the malarial parasite inhibit the development of the parasite in the mosquito and curtail the transmission of malaria. We now…”
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Characterization of C-terminal merozoite surface protein-1 baculovirus recombinant proteins from Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium cynomolgi as recognized by the natural anti-parasite immune response by Holm, Inge, Nato, Farida, Mendis, Kamini N, Longacre, Shirley

“…The major merozoite surface protein-1 (MSP-1) is a leading malaria vaccine candidate. A 200 kDa precursor is processed in two steps giving rise successively in…”
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Rosetting: a new cytoadherence property of malaria-infected erythrocytes by David, P H, Handunnetti, S M, Leech, J H, Gamage, P, Mendis, K N

“…Plasmodium fragile infection of the toque monkey is a natural host-parasite association in which parasite sequestration occurs as during P. falciparum…”
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Uninfected erythrocytes form "rosettes" around Plasmodium falciparum infected erythrocytes by Handunnetti, S M, David, P H, Perera, K L, Mendis, K N

“…The human malaria parasite, P. falciparum, exhibits cytoadherence properties whereby infected erythrocytes containing mature parasite stages bind to…”
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Infectious reservoir of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum malaria in an endemic region of Sri Lanka by Gamage-Mendis, A C, Rajakaruna, J, Carter, R, Mendis, K N

“…The infectious reservoir of Plasmodium vivax and P. falciparum in a malaria endemic region in Sri Lanka was defined in a population of 3,625 by directly…”
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Characteristics of malaria transmission in Kataragama, Sri Lanka: a focus for immuno-epidemiological studies by Mendis, C, Gamage-Mendis, A C, De Zoysa, A P, Abhayawardena, T A, Carter, R, Herath, P R, Mendis, K N

“…Parasitological and entomological parameters of malaria transmission were monitored for 17 months in 3,625 residents in a Plasmodium vivax malaria endemic…”
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Infectivity of Plasmodium vivax and P. falciparum to Anopheles tessellatus; relationship between oocyst and sporozoite development by Gamage-Mendis, A C, Rajakaruna, J, Weerasinghe, S, Mendis, C, Carter, R, Mendis, K N

“…The assessment of malarial infectivity, for example in the evaluation of transmission blocking immunity, is generally based on counting oocysts in mosquitoes…”
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Transmission blocking immunity to human Plasmodium vivax malaria in an endemic population in Kataragama, Sri Lanka by Gamage-Mendis, A C, Rajakaruna, J, Carter, R, Mendis, K N

“…Serum effects on gametocyte infectivity, that is, transmission blocking/enhancing immunity, were measured in the sera of 196 acute Plasmodium vivax patients…”
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