Search Results - "Yahathugoda, Channa"

Portable infrared imaging for longitudinal limb volume monitoring in patients with lymphatic filariasis by Zhou, Celia, Yahathugoda, Channa, De Silva, Lalindi, Rathnapala, Upeksha, Owen, Grant, Weerasooriya, Mirani, Rao, Ramakrishna U, Weil, Gary J, Budge, Philip J

“…The Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) emphasizes hygiene, exercise, and other measures to reduce morbidity and disability related to LF…”
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The design and development of a multicentric protocol to investigate the impact of adjunctive doxycycline on the management of peripheral lymphoedema caused by lymphatic filariasis and podoconiosis by Horton, John, Klarmann-Schulz, Ute, Stephens, Mariana, Budge, Philip J, Coulibaly, Yaya, Debrah, Alex, Debrah, Linda Batsa, Krishnasastry, Suma, Mwingira, Upendo, Ngenya, Abdallah, Wanji, Samuel, Weerasooriya, Mirani, Yahathugoda, Channa, Kroidl, Inge, Deathe, Drew, Majewski, Andrew, Sullivan, Sarah, Mackenzie, Charles, Nutman, Thomas B, Shott, Joseph P, Weil, Gary, Ottesen, Eric, Hoerauf, Achim

“…As new lymphatic filariasis infections are eliminated through mass chemotherapy, previously affected individuals are left with the sequellae, especially…”
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Reassessment of the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infections in Sri Lanka to enable a more focused control programme: a cross-sectional national school survey with spatial modelling by Ediriweera, Dileepa Senajith, Gunawardena, Sharmini, Gunawardena, Nipul Kithsiri, Iddawela, Devika, Kannathasan, Selvam, Murugananthan, Arumugam, Yahathugoda, Channa, Pathmeswaran, Arunasalam, Diggle, Peter John, de Silva, Nilanthi

“…In Sri Lanka, deworming programmes for soil-transmitted helminth infections became an integral part of school health in the 1960s, whereas routine antenatal…”
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Development of a Highly Sensitive Nested PCR and Its Application for the Diagnosis of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka by De Silva, Nirmitha Lalindi, De Silva, Viraji Nefertiti Hiromel, Deerasinghe, Arachchige Theja Hemapala, Rathnapala, Upeksha Lakmini, Itoh, Makoto, Takagi, Hidekazu, Weerasooriya, Mirani Vasanthamala, Kato, Hirotomo, Yahathugoda, Thishan Channa

“…The recent surge in cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Sri Lanka has rendered clinical diagnosis difficult; thus, laboratory confirmation is indispensable. A…”
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Validation of an In-House ELISA Method in the Diagnosis of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania donovani in Hambantota District, Sri Lanka by De Silva, Nirmitha Lalindi, De Silva, Viraji Nefertiti Hiromel, Deerasinghe, Arachchige Theja Hemapala, Rathnapala, Upeksha Lakmini, Kato, Hirotomo, Itoh, Makoto, Takagi, Hidekazu, Weerasooriya, Mirani Vasanthamala, Yahathugoda, Thishan Channa

“…Clinical diagnosis has become a challenge amidst a surge of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Southern Sri Lanka. The routine diagnostic method, slit-skin smear…”
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Social mobilisation, drug coverage and compliance and adverse reactions in a Mass Drug Administration (MDA) Programme for the Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis in Sri Lanka by Weerasooriya, Mirani V, Yahathugoda, Channa T, Wickramasinghe, Darshana, Gunawardena, Kithsiri N, Dharmadasa, Rohan A, Vidanapathirana, Kanchana K, Weerasekara, Saman H, Samarawickrema, Wilfred A

“…In Sri Lanka filariasis is endemic in Southern, Western and North Western provinces covering eight districts designated as implementation units in the…”
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Distribution of filarial elephantiasis and hydrocele in Matara district, Sri Lanka, as reported by local leaders, and an immunological survey in areas with relatively high clinical rates by Weerasooriya, Mirani V, Isogai, Yoshinori, Itoh, Makoto, Yahathugoda, T. Channa, Vidanapathirana, Kanchana K, Mudalige, Malka P.S, Kimura, Eisaku

“…Abstract To eliminate lymphatic filariasis by means of mass drug administration, it is essential to have reliable data on the disease distribution and…”
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Use of a Novel Portable Three-Dimensional Imaging System to Measure Limb Volume and Circumference in Patients with Filarial Lymphedema by Yahathugoda, Channa, Weiler, Michael J, Rao, Ramakrishna, De Silva, Lalindi, Dixon, J Brandon, Weerasooriya, Mirani V, Weil, Gary J, Budge, Philip J

“…The World Health Organization's Global Program to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) has reduced LF transmission worldwide, but millions remain affected by…”
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Impact of two follow-up schemes on morbidity management and disability prevention (MMDP) programme for filarial lymphedema in Matara, Sri Lanka by Yahathugoda, Thishan C., Weerasooriya, Mirani V., Samarawickrema, Wilfred A., Kimura, Eisaku, Itoh, Makoto

“…Alleviating morbidity due to lymphatic filariasis (LF)—especially in elderly patients who are rather ignorant—is presently the biggest challenge for the…”
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Efficacy and Feasibility of Short-Stretch Compression Therapy for Filarial Lymphedema in Sri Lanka by Hall, Jaimee M, De Silva, Nirmitha Lalindi, Ruben, Janaka, Thilakarathne, Sandani S, Yahathugoda, Thishan Channa, Budge, Philip J

“…The WHO-recommended essential package of care (EPC) for filarial limb lymphedema consists of daily limb washing, entry lesion management, limb protection,…”
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A real-time PCR for quantification of parasite burden and its correlations with clinical characteristics and anti-rKRP42 IgG level in cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka by De Silva, Nirmitha Lalindi, De Silva, Viraji Nefertiti Hiromel, Weerasooriya, Mirani Vasanthamala, Takagi, Hidekazu, Itoh, Makoto, Kato, Hirotomo, Yahathugoda, Thishan Channa

“…In visceral and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, humoral immune response can reflect disease severity and parasite burden. Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Sri…”
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