Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by Leishmania protozoa. Two main forms are found in the Old World, self-limited cutaneous leishmaniasis and potentially fatal visceral leishmaniasis, with parasite ...
Weerasinghe, H.A.A.S.; Niluka, D.H.M.; de Alwis, H.P.G.T.P.; Weerasena, U.S.; Gunasekara, S.G.V.C.; Wickremasinghe, R.; Goonawardena, S.(College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka, 2015-09-17)
Introduction
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL ) is an intracellular protozoan parasitic transmitted by the sand fly. Leishmaniasis is a newly emerged and established notifiable disease in Sri Lanka. As CL skin lesions can be ...
Leishmania donovani is the known causative agent of both cutaneous (CL) and visceral leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka. CL is considered to be under-reported partly due to relatively poor sensitivity and specificity of microscopic ...
In 2009, when planning the malaria elimination strategies for Sri Lanka, the Anti Malaria Campaign faced substantial challenges with regard to Parasitological surveillance in the Eastern and Northern Provinces including ...
Wet mount microscopy is the most commonly used diagnostic method for trichomoniasis in clinical diagnostic services all over the world including Sri Lanka due to its availability, simplicity and is relatively inexpensive. ...