Symposium on Dengue - 2015

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Papers presented at the Symposium on Current Research Activities on Dengue, organized by the Molecular Medicine Unit, on 13th of November 2015

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Biology and diversity of Copepods in Sri Lanka and their potential use as predator of Aedes larvae

Anukulan, J.W.; Ratnayake, R.M.A.S.; Perera, R.S.M.; Hapukotuwa, R.B.; Iqbal, M.C.M. (Moleclar Medicine Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015)

BACKGROUND: Dengue is a major viral disease in tropical and subtropical countries. Although chemical control of the vector is efficient it causes much damage to the natural environment including destroy of other useful ...
Awareness on dengue and solid waste management among selected school students in Gampaha District of Sri Lanka

Radhika, N.M.L.; Gunathilaka, P.A.D.H.N.; Abeyewickreme, W.; Kasturiratne, K.T.A.A. (Moleclar Medicine Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015)

BACKGROUND: Community mobilization is often respected as a powerful tool in ensuring the effective controlling of dengue via promoting effective and sustainable dengue vector control strategies. The current study attempts ...
Engineering miR-shRNA based molecule to interfere replication of dengue virus in transgenic Aedes aegypti mosquitoes: Bioinformatics approach

Ramyasoma, H.P.B.K.D.; Dassanayake, R.S.; Gunawardene, Y.I.N.S.; Kajan, M.; Abeyewickreme, W. (Moleclar Medicine Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015)

BACKGROUND: The genus Flavivirus of the family Flaviviridae includes several vector-borne viruses to which the four serotypes of dengue viruses (DENV-1,-2,-3 and 4) belong to and DENV viruses have a messenger like positive ...
Maternal transformation of Wolbachia isolated from infected mosquito hosts to Aedes aegypti using micro-injection based procedure: an approach towards integrated dengue vector control

Wijegunawardana, N.D.A.D.; Gunawardene, Y.I.N.S.; Chandrasena, T.G.A.N.; Dassanayake, R.S.; Ruanareerate, T.; Kittayapong, P.; Abeyewickreme, W. (Moleclar Medicine Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015)

BACKGROUND: The maternal transformation of Wolbachia (Wb) to Aedes mosquitoes is an approach that has been widely used in Aedes mosquito population control strategies in the integrated dengue vector control efforts. This ...
Effect of γ-radiation on fertility and survival of Aedes albopictus (skuse) males in the laboratory for Sterile Insect Technique

Harishchandra, J.; Abeyewickreme, W.; Hapugoda, M.; Premaratne, R.G.; Gilles, J.R.S. (Moleclar Medicine Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015)

BACKGROUND: It is believed that Aedes albopictus, one of the dengue vectors in Sri Lanka can be controlled using Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) when integrated with other conventional control methods. The objective of this ...
Status of dengue vector breeding in pineapple plantations and environmental factors affecting their breeding

Dassanayaka, D.M.T.; Aryaprema, V.S.; Jayasooriya, H.T.R.; Abeyewickreme, W. (Moleclar Medicine Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015)

BACKGROUND: Pineapple plantations are believed to have contributed to the transmission of dengue fever in pineapple growing areas in Sri Lanka. Hence, there is a need to introduce effective control methods to reduce dengue ...
Vector prevalence and insecticide resistance status of Aedes sp. in dengue high and low risk areas in the Colombo District

Janaki, M.D.S.; Aryapreme, V.S.; Jayasooriya, H.T.R.; Abeyewickreme, W. (Moleclar Medicine Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015)

BACKGROUND: In areas where dengue transmission is high, space spraying against adult Aedes sp. is practiced to reduce the density of infected mosquitoes and thereby reduce transmission within a very short time. Repeated ...
Emerging spatio-temporal trends of dengue incidence in Colombo and Kandy Districts, Sri Lanka

Udayanga, N.W.B.A.L.; Gunathilaka, P.A.D.H.N.; Iqbal, M.C.M.; Kusumawathie, P.H.D.; Abeyewickreme, W. (Moleclar Medicine Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015)

BACKGROUND: Dengue has become a prominent challenge to the health sector in Sri Lanka. Prior identification/prediction of possible risk areas with high susceptibility to dengue, could be of major importance in ensuring the ...
Identification of risk factors affecting transmission of dengue in the District of Gampaha, Sri Lanka

Withanage, G.P.W.K.; Abeyewickreme, W.; Hapugoda, M.D. (Moleclar Medicine Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015)

INTRODUCTION: Dengue is the most significant mosquito-borne infectious disease in Sri Lanka, causing more than 35,000 cases annually for last five years. The second highest prevalence of dengue was reported from the District ...
Encapsulation of essential oil blend in β-CD nanoparticles as a repellent for slow release

Jayaweera, V.; Eliyapura, A.; Gunasekara, D.; Weerasinghe, L.; Gunathilaka, P.A.D.H.N.; Abeyewickreme, W.; Karunaratne, V. (Moleclar Medicine Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015)

BACKGROUND: Malaria, dengue, and other tropical diseases carried by arthropods such as mosquitoes, ticks and fleas have greatly affected life expectancy, infant mortality, quality of life and work productivity. Essential ...
Synthesis of Fe2O3 nanoparticles for the development of a rapid diagnostic test kit for dengue detection

Jayarathna, I.P.L.; Gunathilaka, P.A.D.H.N.; Athapaththu, A.M.M.H.; Abeyewickreme, W. (Moleclar Medicine Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015)

BACKGROUND: Hybrid nanoparticles have great potential for biotechnological and biomedical applications. It was recently proposed that biopolymer/co-shell nano-materials could be easily obtained by adapting traditional ...
Designing of immunogenic peptides from Dengue Virus NS1 region for production of monoclonal antibodies as diagnostic intermediates

Munasinghe, M.M.E.; Chandrasekharan, N.V.; Korbakis, D.; Soosaipillai, A.; Diamandis, E.P.; Athapaththu, A.M.M.H.; Gunathilaka, P.A.D.H.N.; Abeyewickreme, W. (Molecular Medicine Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015)

BACKGROUND: Small peptide antigens have become an essential tool for antibody production in the recent life science research applications. The immunogenicity of peptide antigens is a critical factor to induce the immune ...
Laboratory studies on larvivorous potential of five fish species against Aedes ageypti (Linnaeus) and Ae. albopictus (Skuse)

Kusumawathie, P.H.D.; Jayasooriya, G.A.J.S.K.; Gunathilaka, P.A.D.H.N.; Hapugoda, M.; Abeyewickreme, W. (Molecular Medicine Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015)

BACKGROUND: The dengue vectors, namely, Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) and Ae. albopictus (Skuse) are container breeders, thus, container management is a key element for elimination of vector breeding sites. Use of predator fish ...
Development of the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) package for mosquito population control

Bourtzis, K. (Molecular Medicine Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015)

Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) are bloodsucking vector insects of major human pathogens including Plasmodium, dengue and chikungunya which cause infectious diseases resulting to severe morbidity or lethality. According ...
Transgenic mosquitoes to control vector-borne diseases

Sampath, L.D.S.; Gunawardene, Y.I.N.S.; Dassanayake, R.S. (Molecular Medicine Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015)

The mosquito-borne diseases have achieved the world wide attention due to the high number of cases and deaths reported to WHO annually. Such diseases include malaria and dengue fever. Control of these diseases has been ...
Molecular diagnosis and transmission of dengue in Sri Lanka

Hapugoda, M.; Abeyewickreme, W.; de Silva, N.R.; Gunasena, S.; Meegoda, D.; Manamperi, N. (Molecular Medicine Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015)

BACKGROUND: Dengue virus is an important vector-borne viral infection in Sri Lanka. Laboratory confirmation of suspected dengue cases is important for over/under estimation of cases. Early rapid diagnosis of dengue viral ...

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