Prof. W.M.D.R. Iddawela
Professor of Parasitology
 
Publications
  1. Iddawela, W.M.D.R., Wijesundara, M.D.S., Nugegoda, D.B., Rajapaksa, R.P.V.J. and Ranaweera, R.L.A.R., 1999. Sereprevalance of Todocariasis in Children in the hindagala Health Area.

  2. Iddawela, W.M.D.R., Rajapaksa, R.P.V.J., Wijesundara, M.D.S. and Perera, D., 2001. Development of Double Sandwich Enzysm Linked Immunosorbent Assay in the Diagnosis of Toxocariasis.

  3. Iddawela, D.R., Kumarasiri, P.V. and Wijesundera, M.D.S., 2003. A seroepidemiological study of toxocariasis and risk factors for infection in children in Sri Lanka. Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health, 34(1), pp.7-15.

  4. Wijesundera, M.D.S., Iddawela, D. and Rajapakse, R.P.V.J., 2003. Validation of a Toxocara ES antigen Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (TES-ELISA) for use in childhood toxocariasis in Sri Lanka. Ceylon Journal of Medical Science, 46(2).

  5. Iddawela, D.R., 2003. Characterization of toxocara canis antigen and seroepidemiological studies on toxocariasis in children in the Hindagala community Health project. In Characterization of toxocara canis antigen and seroepidemiological studies on toxocariasis in children in the Hindagala community Health project

  6. Iddawela, R.D., Rajapakse, R.P.V.J., Perera, N.A.N.D. and Agatsuma, T., 2007. Characterization of a Toxocara canis species-specific excretory-secretory antigen (TcES-57) and development of a double sandwich ELISA for diagnosis of visceral larva migrans. The Korean journal of parasitology, 45(1), p.19.

  7. Iddawela, D.R., Pathirana, G., Wijesundera, N.L.S. and Wijesundera, M.D.S., 2007. Laboratory diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis infection in patients attending the STD/Aids Programme Clinic in Kandy. Proceedings of the Peradeniya University Research Sessions, Sri Lanka, 12(1), p.151.

  8. Atapattu, D.N., Iddawela, W.M.D.R., Adikari, S.B., Rajapakse, R.P.V.J., Wickramasinghe, W.D.S.J., Samaraweera, S.S., Senevirathne, N., Perera, N., Adicaram, D.R.S., Jayawardana, G.J.K.A.A. and Dissanayake, D.M.H.N., 2013. Clinical use of polymerase chain reaction based detection of Leishmania Spp. in the dianosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis.

  9. Iddawela, W.M.D.R., Adicarum, D.R.S. and Ranaweera, R.L.A.R., 2013. A Retrospective study on dirofilariasis in five districts in Sri Lanka.

  10. Sirisena, U.M., Iddawela, W.M.D.R., Noordeen, F. and Wickramasinghe, S., 2013. Prevalence and Identification of Cryptosporidium species in Paediatric diarrhoeic patients. Proceedings of the Peradeniya University. international Research sessions, Sri Lanka, 18, pp.312-317.

  11. Iddawela, W.M.D.R., Iddawela, P.B., Senanayake, S., Adicaram, D.R.S. and Bandara, D.R.L.N., 2013. Toxoplasma gondii Antibody Positivity among Patients with Clinically Suspected Ocular toxoplasmosis.

  12. Suraweera, S.A.O., Galgamuwa, G.L.S., Iddawela, W.M.D.R. and Wickramasinghe, S., 2014. Prevalence and Risk Factors of Enterobius Vermicularis Infection Among Children in A Poor Urban Community in Sri Lanka.

  13. Sirisena, U.M., Iddawela, W.M.D.R., Noorden, F. and Wickramasinghe, S., 2014. Prevalence and identification of Cryptosporidium species in paediatric patients with diarrhoea. Ceylon Medical Journal, 59(3).

  14. Galgamuwa, G.L.S. and Iddawela, W.M.D.R., 2014. Prevalence and Factors Associated with Intestinal Nematode Infections Among Children in the Hanthana Tea Estate, Kandy. Proceedings of the Peradeniya University International Research Sessions, p.348.

  15. Atapattu, D.N., Adikari, S.B., Rajapakse, R.P.V.J., Wickramasinghe, W.D.S.J., Samaraweera, S., Seneviratne, N.K., Silva, P.G.Y.S., Bandara, D.R.L.N., Wijesundara, N.L.S., Alimohammadian, M.H. and Iddawela, W.M.D.R., 2014. The Place of Leishmanin Skin Test in the Diagnosis of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka.

  16. Iddawela, D., Ehambaram, K. and Wickramasinghe, S., 2015. Human ocular dirofilariasis due to Dirofilaria repens in Sri Lanka. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 8(12), pp.1022-1026.

  17. Iddawela, W.M.D.R., Wijesundera, M.D.S., Rajapakse, R.P.V.J. and Kumara, K.G.R.A., 2015. Development of Toxocara votulorum species specific enzyme linked immunosorbent assay.

  18. Galgamuwa, G.L.S., Iddawela, W.M.D.R. and Dharmaratne, S.D., 2015, May. Cryptosporidiosis and associated factors in plantation sector children, Kandy, Sri Lanka. In INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS (Vol. 45, pp. S113-S113). PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV.

  19. Suraweera, O.S., Galgamuwa, L.S., Iddawela, D. and Wickramasinghe, S., 2015. Prevalence and associated factors of Enterobius vermicularis infection in children from a poor urban community in Sri Lanka: a cross-sectional study. Int J Res Med Sci, 3(8), pp.1994-9.

  20. Iddawela, D., Ehambaram, K., Kumarasiri, P.V.R. and Wijesundera, S., 2015. Development and validation of an Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) test for the diagnosis of toxoplasmosis in Sri Lanka. Ceylon Medical Journal, 60(3).

  21. Iddawela, W.M.D.R., Ehambaram, K. and Bandara, D.R.L.N., 2015. Diagnosis of Toxoplasmic Lymphadenopathy: Comparison of serology and histology. Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases, 5(1).

  22. Galgamuwa, L.S., Iddawela, D. and Dharmaratne, S.D., 2015. Acute energy undernutrition and intestinal parasitic infections in under five years children in low socio-economic communities, Sri Lanka. Annals of Global Health, 81(1), pp.5-6.

  23. Galgamuwa, L.S., Iddawela, D. and Dharmaratne, S.D., 2016. Intestinal protozoa infections, associated risk factors and clinical features among children in a low-income tea plantation community in Sri Lanka. Int J Community Med Public Health, 3(9), pp.2452-2458.

  24. Galgamuwa, L.S., Iddawela, D. and Dharmaratne, S.D., 2016. Knowledge and practices of food hygiene among food handlers in plantation sector, Sri Lanka. International Journal of Scientific Reports, 2(12), pp.304-311.

  25. Galgamuwa, L., Iddawela, D. and Dharmaratne, S.D., 2016. Factors associated with the prevalence of Ascaris lumbricoides infection among preschool children in a plantation community, Kandy District, Sri Lanka. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, 47(6), pp.1143-1152.

  26. Galgamuwa, G.L., Iddawela, W.M. and Dharmarathne, S.D., 2016. Nutritional status of school children in plantation sector, Sri Lanka. Annals of Global Health, 82(3), pp.356-356.

  27. Galgamuwa, L.S., Dharmaratne, S.D. and Iddawela, W.M., 2017. Dengue Fever/Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever: Morbidity, Mortality Seasonal Variations and Spatial Distribution in Sri Lanka, 1996-2014. Annals of Global Health, 83(1), pp.64-64.

  28. Atapattu, D., Iddawela, D., Adikari, S., Wickramasinghe, S., Bandara, L. and Samaraweera, S., The first documentation of the cytokine response to cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania donovani in Sri Lanka.,2017

  29. Iddawela, D., Ehambaram, K., Atapattu, D., Pethiyagoda, K. and Bandara, L., 2017. Research Article Frequency of Toxocariasis among Patients Clinically Suspected to Have Visceral Toxocariasis: A Retrospective Descriptive Study in Sri Lanka.

  30. Kannathasan, S., Murugananthan, A., Kumanan, T., Iddawala, D., de Silva, N.R., Rajeshkannan, N. and Haque, R., 2017. Amoebic liver abscess in northern Sri Lanka: first report of immunological and molecular confirmation of aetiology. Parasites & vectors, 10, pp.1-7.

  31. Iddawela, D., Vithana, S.M.P. and Ratnayake, C., 2017. Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis and risk factors of Toxoplasma gondii infection among pregnant women in Sri Lanka: a cross sectional study. BMC Public Health, 17, pp.1-6.

  32. Galgamuwa, L.S., Iddawela, D., Dharmaratne, S.D. and Galgamuwa, G.L.S., 2017. Nutritional status and correlated socio-economic factors among preschool and school children in plantation communities, Sri Lanka. BMC public health, 17, pp.1-11.

  33. Atapattu, D., Iddawela, D., Adikari, S., Wickramasinghe, S., Bandara, L. and Samaraweera, S., 2017. The first documentation of the immune response to cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania donovani in Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases, 7(2).

  34. Iddawela, D., Ehambaram, K., Atapattu, D., Pethiyagoda, K. and Bandara, L., 2017. Frequency of toxocariasis among patients clinically suspected to have visceral toxocariasis: a retrospective descriptive study in Sri Lanka. Journal of Parasitology Research, 2017(1), p.4368659.

  35. Galgamuwa, L.S., Sumanasena, B., Yatawara, L., Wickramasinghe, S. and Iddawela, D., 2017. Clinico-epidemiological patterns of cutaneous leishmaniasis patients attending the Anuradhapura teaching hospital, Sri Lanka. The Korean journal of parasitology, 55(1), p.1.

  36. Iddawela, D., Ehambaram, K. and Bandara, P., 2017. Prevalence of Toxocara antibodies among patients clinically suspected to have ocular toxocariasis: A retrospective descriptive study in Sri Lanka. BMC ophthalmology, 17, pp.1-6.

  37. Galgamuwa, L.S., Iddawela, D. and Dharmaratne, S.D., 2018. Association between intestinal helminth infections and mid-upper-arm circumference among children in Sri Lanka: A cross-sectional study. Journal of helminthology, 92(3), pp.291-297.

  38. Gunarathna, J.A.N.S., Iddawela, D. and Wickramasinghe, S., 2018. A preliminary study on Naegleria species in water bodies of Kurunegala district, Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases, 8(2), pp.74-83.

  39. Suraweera, O., Galgamuwa, L., Wickramasinghe, S., Iddawela, D. and Nandasiri, N., 2018. Soil-transmitted helminth infections, associated factors and nutritional status in an estate community in Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases, 8(2), pp.100-14.
  40. Galgamuwa, L.S., Dharmaratne, S.D. and Iddawela, D., 2018. Leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka: spatial distribution and seasonal variations from 2009 to 2016. Parasites & vectors, 11, pp.1-10.

  41. Iddawela, D., Vithana, S.M.P., Atapattu, D. and Wijekoon, L., 2018. Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka. BMC Infectious Diseases, 18, pp.1-9.

  42. Kannathasan, S., Murugananthan, A., Kumanan, T., de Silva, N.R., Rajeshkannan, N., Haque, R. and Iddawela, D., 2018. Epidemiology and factors associated with amoebic liver abscess in northern Sri Lanka. BMC public health, 18, pp.1-8.

  43. Galgamuwa, L.S., Iddawela, D. and Dharmaratne, S.D., 2018. Prevalence and intensity of Ascaris lumbricoides infections in relation to undernutrition among children in a tea plantation community, Sri Lanka: a cross-sectional study. BMC pediatrics, 18, pp.1-9.

  44. Galgamuwa, L.S., Sumanasena, B., Iddawela, D., Wickramasinghe, S. and Yatawara, L., 2019. Assessment of intralesional cytokine profile of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania donovani in Sri Lanka. BMC microbiology, 19, pp.1-11.

  45. Weerathunga, D., Amarasinghe, A., Iddawela, D. and Wickramasinghe, S., 2019. Prevalence of canine tick-borne haemoparasites in three Divisional Secretariat Divisions (Rambewa, Tirappane, and Galenbidunuwewa) in the Anuradhapura district, Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases, 9(2), pp.111-119.

  46. Ediriweera, D.S., Gunawardena, S., Gunawardena, N.K., Iddawela, D., Kannathasan, S., Murugananthan, A., Yahathugoda, C., Pathmeswaran, A., Diggle, P.J. and de Silva, N., 2019. 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. The Lancet Global health, 7(9), pp.e1237-e1246

  47. Gunasekara, A., Iddawela, D. and Wickramasinghe, S., 2019. Morphometrics of amastigote forms of Leishmania donovani in cutaneous leishmaniasis patients in Sri Lanka: evidence for the presence of promastigote-like structures. Sri Lankan J Infect Dis, 9, pp.59-67.

  48. Gunasekara, A., Iddawela, D. and Wickramasinghe, S., 2019. A comparative morphometrics of amastigote forms of Leishmania donovani found in cutaneous leishmaniasis patients in Sri Lanka: evidence for the presence of promastigote-like structures. Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases, 9(1).

  49. Weerasooriya, W.A.L.K., Rangana, D., Iddawela, W.M.D.R. and Thalgahagoda, S., 2020. Disseminated Cryptosporidium Parvum infection in a post renal transplant child.

  50. Wickramasinghe, H., Galgamuwa, L.S. and Iddawela, D., 2020. Canine intestinal parasitic infections and soil contamination by Toxocara spp. in selected areas of Sri Lanka. Tropical Parasitology, 10(2), pp.114-119.

  51. Herath, S., Balendran, T., Herath, A., Iddawela, D. and Wickramasinghe, S., 2021. Comparison of diagnostic methods and analysis of socio-demographic factors associated with Trichomonas vaginalis infection in Sri Lanka. Plos one, 16(10), p.e0258556.

  52. Gunarathna, N., Amarasinghe, A., Wijesundara, S., Iddawela, D. and Wickramasinghe, S., 2021. Isolation, molecular characterization and phylogeny of Naegleria species in water bodies of North-Western Province, Sri Lanka. Plos one, 16(3), p.e0248510.

  53. Amarasinghe, A. and Iddawela, D., 2021. Genomic DNA extraction and amplification of Leishmania donovani using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from archived, Giemsa-stained slides. Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases, 11(1).

  54. Dasanayake, R., Balendran, T., Atapattu, D. and Iddawela, D., 2022. A study on canine dirofilariasis in selected areas of Sri Lanka. BMC Research Notes, 15(1), p.137.

  55. Iddawela, D., Lenadora, S., Vithana, S., Bandara, L. and Herath, L., 2023. Toxoplasma gondiiseropositivity among uveitis patients in Sri Lanka. Ceylon Medical Journal, 68, pp.156-158.
 
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