Rajitha Wickremasinghe

Affiliations

Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, Sri Lanka.

Publications (20)

From malaria control to elimination within a decade: lessons learned from Timor Leste, a newly independent country.

Malaria journal

Avec: A M G Manel Yapabandara , Maria do Rosario de Fatima Mota , Raul Sarmento , Johanes Don Bosco , Rajitha Wickremasinghe

Mass radical treatment of a group of foreign workers to mitigate the risk of re-establishment of malaria in Sri Lanka.

Malaria journal

Avec: Manonath M Marasinghe , Vissundara M Karunasena , Arundika S Seneratne , Hema D B Herath , Deepika Fernando , Rajitha Wickremasinghe , Kamini N Mendis , Dewanee Ranaweera

Biology, bionomics and life-table studies of Anopheles stephensi (Diptera: Culicidae) in Sri Lanka and estimating the vectorial potential using mathematical approximations.

Parasitology international

Avec: Justin Jude , Nayana Gunathilaka , Lahiru Udayanaga , Deepika Fernando , Prasad Premarathne , Rajitha Wickremasinghe , Wimaladharma Abeyewickreme

Diagnosing Cutaneous leishmaniasis using Fluorescence

Pathogens and global health

Avec: Thilini Dilhara Jayasena Kaluarachchi , Manjula Manoji Weerasekera , Andrew J McBain , Shalindra Ranasinghe , Renu Wickremasinghe , Surangi Yasawardene , Nisal Jayanetti , Rajitha Wickremasinghe

BACKGROUND RADIATION LEVELS NEAR A MINERAL SAND MINING FACTORY IN SRI LANKA: CORRELATION OF RADIATION MEASUREMENTS WITH MICRONUCLEI FREQUENCY.

Radiation protection dosimetry

Avec: Tania Warnakulasuriya , Senani Williams , Thiwanka Weerakkody , Mangala Dabarera , Kusum Rodrigo , Vajira Ariyaratna Waduge , Dileepa Ediriweera , Niroshan Siriwardena , Rajitha Wickremasinghe

A comparative analysis of the outcome of malaria case surveillance strategies in Sri Lanka in the prevention of re-establishment phase.

Malaria journal

Avec: W M Kumudunayana T de A W Gunasekera , Risintha Premaratne , Deepika Fernando , Muzrif Munaz , M G Y Piyasena , Devika Perera , Rajitha Wickremasinghe , K D N Prasad Ranaweera , Kamini Mendis

Susceptibility to malaria during the prevention of re-establishment phase in Sri Lanka.

Malaria journal

Avec: Hamsananthy Jeevatharan , Rajitha Wickremasinghe

Initial response to SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) outbreak in Sri Lanka; views of public health specialists through an International Health Regulations lens.

PloS one

Avec: Amandhi Caldera , Rajitha Wickremasinghe , Gretchen Newby , Ruwanthi Perera , Kamini Mendis , Deepika Fernando

Possible clinical implications and future directions of managing bacterial biofilms in cutaneous leishmaniasis wounds.

Tropical medicine and health

Avec: T D Jayasena Kaluarachchi , Paul M Campbell , Renu Wickremasinghe , Shalindra Ranasinghe , Surangi Yasewardene , Hiromel De Silva , Andrew J McBain , Manjula Weerasekera

Availability of rehabilitation services for communication disorders in Sri Lanka: a cross-sectional survey.

BMJ open

Avec: A V Caldera , Rajitha Wickremasinghe , T U Munasinghe , K M N Perera , Nimisha Muttiah , D Tilakarathne , M K R R Peiris , E Thamilchelvan , Chamilka Sooriyaarachchi , Mohamed Naseem Nasma , R M Manamperige , A D K Ariyasena , Samanmali P Sumanasena

Prediction Equation for Physical Activity Energy Expenditure in 11-13-Year-Old Sri Lankan Children.

Nutrients

Avec: Prasangi Dabare , Pujitha Wickramasinghe , Indu Waidyatilaka , Sarita Devi , Anura V Kurpad , Dulani Samaranayake , Maduka de Lanerolle-Dias , Rajitha Wickremasinghe , Andrew P Hills , Pulani Lanerolle

Cultural adaptation and validation of the knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score into Sinhala language in patients with primary knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study.

BMC musculoskeletal disorders

Avec: Jigashalja Gnanaratnam , Ruwanthi Perera , Rajitha Wickremasinghe

Predictors of unmet needs among people with diabetes mellitus type 2 in Gampaha district of Sri Lanka.

PLOS global public health

Avec: Nimali Widanapathirana , Rajitha Wickremasinghe , Susie Perera , Martin McKee , Benjamin Palafox , Dina Balabanova

Epidemiological profile of imported malaria cases in the prevention of reestablishment phase in Sri Lanka.

Pathogens and global health

Avec: Priyani Dharmawardena , Risintha Premaratne , Rajitha Wickremasinghe , Kamini Mendis , Deepika Fernando

Effect of daily stressors and collective efficacy on post-traumatic stress symptoms among internally displaced persons in post-war northern Sri Lanka.

BJPsych open

Avec: Daya Somasundaram , Rohan Jayasuriya , Ruwanthi Perera , Umaharan Thamotharampillai , Rajitha Wickremasinghe , Alvin Kuowei Tay

Development of a Core Outcome Measure Instrument; "LeishCOM_LCL", for Localised Cutaneous Leishmaniasis.

PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Avec: Shalindra Ranasinghe , Sujai Senarathne , Vijani Somaratne , Charles J N Lacey , Surangi Jayakody , Amila Wickramasinghe , Indira Kahawita , Hiro Goto , Mitali Chatterjee , José A L Lindoso , Vivak Parkash , Surya J Chaudhuri , Renu Wickremasinghe , Nilay K Das , Paul M Kaye , Alison M Layton

Preventing the re-establishment of malaria during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka: implications for health security.

Malaria journal

Avec: Kamini Mendis , Deepika Fernando , Prasad Ranaweera , Kumudu Gunasekera , Thilan Fernando , Gretchen Newby , Ruwanthi Perera , Amandhi Caldera , Rajitha Wickremasinghe

Detection of human strongyloidiasis among patients with a high risk of complications attending selected tertiary care hospitals in Colombo, Sri Lanka using molecular and serological diagnostic tools.

Parasites & vectors

Avec: Chamarika Jayanetti Weerasekera , Nayana Gunathilaka , Chandrani Menike , Philip Anpahalan , Nilanka Perera , Nilanthi Renuka de Silva , Renu Wickremasinghe

The first introduced malaria case reported from Sri Lanka after elimination: implications for preventing the re-introduction of malaria in recently eliminated countries.

Malaria journal

Avec: Vissundara M Karunasena , Manonath Marasinghe , Carmen Koo , Saliya Amarasinghe , Arundika S Senaratne , Rasika Hasantha , Mihirini Hewavitharana , Hapuarachchige C Hapuarachchi , Hema D B Herath , Rajitha Wickremasinghe , Kamini N Mendis , Deepika Fernando , Dewanee Ranaweera

Building global partnerships through shared curricula for an MPH programme in India and Sri Lanka.

Global public health

Avec: Nalini Sathiakumar , Meghan Tipre , Rajitha Wickremasinghe , Vinod Bhat , Muhammad Masood Kadir , David Coggon , Arunasalem Pathemeswaran , Ramachandra Kamath , G Arunkumar , Zafar Fatmi , Tamika L Smith , Sanjay M Pattanshetty , Elizabeth Delzell

Réseau de co-auteurs

Deepika Fernando 7 collaborations

Renu Wickremasinghe 4 collaborations

Kamini Mendis 4 collaborations

Ruwanthi Perera 4 collaborations

Shalindra Ranasinghe 3 collaborations

Vissundara M Karunasena 2 collaborations

Hema D B Herath 2 collaborations

Kamini N Mendis 2 collaborations

Dewanee Ranaweera 2 collaborations

Nayana Gunathilaka 2 collaborations

Andrew J McBain 2 collaborations

Risintha Premaratne 2 collaborations

Amandhi Caldera 2 collaborations

Gretchen Newby 2 collaborations

A M G Manel Yapabandara 1 collaboration

Maria do Rosario de Fatima Mota 1 collaboration

Raul Sarmento 1 collaboration

Johanes Don Bosco 1 collaboration

Manonath M Marasinghe 1 collaboration

Arundika S Seneratne 1 collaboration

Justin Jude 1 collaboration

Lahiru Udayanaga 1 collaboration

Prasad Premarathne 1 collaboration

Wimaladharma Abeyewickreme 1 collaboration

Thilini Dilhara Jayasena Kaluarachchi 1 collaboration

Manjula Manoji Weerasekera 1 collaboration

Surangi Yasawardene 1 collaboration

Nisal Jayanetti 1 collaboration

Tania Warnakulasuriya 1 collaboration

Senani Williams 1 collaboration

Thiwanka Weerakkody 1 collaboration

Mangala Dabarera 1 collaboration

Kusum Rodrigo 1 collaboration

Vajira Ariyaratna Waduge 1 collaboration

Dileepa Ediriweera 1 collaboration

Niroshan Siriwardena 1 collaboration

W M Kumudunayana T de A W Gunasekera 1 collaboration

Muzrif Munaz 1 collaboration

M G Y Piyasena 1 collaboration

Devika Perera 1 collaboration

K D N Prasad Ranaweera 1 collaboration

Hamsananthy Jeevatharan 1 collaboration

T D Jayasena Kaluarachchi 1 collaboration

Paul M Campbell 1 collaboration

Surangi Yasewardene 1 collaboration

Hiromel De Silva 1 collaboration

Manjula Weerasekera 1 collaboration

A V Caldera 1 collaboration

T U Munasinghe 1 collaboration

K M N Perera 1 collaboration

Nimisha Muttiah 1 collaboration

D Tilakarathne 1 collaboration

M K R R Peiris 1 collaboration

E Thamilchelvan 1 collaboration

Chamilka Sooriyaarachchi 1 collaboration

Mohamed Naseem Nasma 1 collaboration

R M Manamperige 1 collaboration

A D K Ariyasena 1 collaboration

Samanmali P Sumanasena 1 collaboration

Prasangi Dabare 1 collaboration

Pujitha Wickramasinghe 1 collaboration

Indu Waidyatilaka 1 collaboration

Sarita Devi 1 collaboration

Anura V Kurpad 1 collaboration

Dulani Samaranayake 1 collaboration

Maduka de Lanerolle-Dias 1 collaboration

Andrew P Hills 1 collaboration

Pulani Lanerolle 1 collaboration

Jigashalja Gnanaratnam 1 collaboration

Nimali Widanapathirana 1 collaboration

Susie Perera 1 collaboration

Martin McKee 1 collaboration

Benjamin Palafox 1 collaboration

Dina Balabanova 1 collaboration

Priyani Dharmawardena 1 collaboration

Daya Somasundaram 1 collaboration

Rohan Jayasuriya 1 collaboration

Umaharan Thamotharampillai 1 collaboration

Alvin Kuowei Tay 1 collaboration

Sujai Senarathne 1 collaboration

Vijani Somaratne 1 collaboration

Charles J N Lacey 1 collaboration

Surangi Jayakody 1 collaboration

Amila Wickramasinghe 1 collaboration

Indira Kahawita 1 collaboration

Hiro Goto 1 collaboration

Mitali Chatterjee 1 collaboration

José A L Lindoso 1 collaboration

Vivak Parkash 1 collaboration

Surya J Chaudhuri 1 collaboration

Nilay K Das 1 collaboration

Paul M Kaye 1 collaboration

Alison M Layton 1 collaboration

Prasad Ranaweera 1 collaboration

Kumudu Gunasekera 1 collaboration

Thilan Fernando 1 collaboration

Chamarika Jayanetti Weerasekera 1 collaboration

Chandrani Menike 1 collaboration

Philip Anpahalan 1 collaboration

Nilanka Perera 1 collaboration

Nilanthi Renuka de Silva 1 collaboration

Manonath Marasinghe 1 collaboration

Carmen Koo 1 collaboration

Saliya Amarasinghe 1 collaboration

Arundika S Senaratne 1 collaboration

Rasika Hasantha 1 collaboration

Mihirini Hewavitharana 1 collaboration

Hapuarachchige C Hapuarachchi 1 collaboration

Nalini Sathiakumar 1 collaboration

Meghan Tipre 1 collaboration

Vinod Bhat 1 collaboration

Muhammad Masood Kadir 1 collaboration

David Coggon 1 collaboration

Arunasalem Pathemeswaran 1 collaboration

Ramachandra Kamath 1 collaboration

G Arunkumar 1 collaboration

Zafar Fatmi 1 collaboration

Tamika L Smith 1 collaboration

Sanjay M Pattanshetty 1 collaboration

Elizabeth Delzell 1 collaboration