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Sharmini Gunawardena

Observed names: G. S. A. Gunawardena, G. Sharmini A. Gunawardena, G.S.A. Gunawardena, GSA Gunawardena, Geethika Gunawardena, Geethika Sharmini Abayaweera Gunawardena, Gunawardena, Sharmini, S Gunawardena, S. Gunawardena, SHARMINI GUNAWARDENA, Shamini Gunawardena, Sharmini A Gunawardena, Sharmini A. Gunawardena
Observed institutions: Harvard University, University of Kelaniya, Universidade de São Paulo, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, Mount Kenya University, Anti Filariasis Campaign, University of Colombo
ORCID: 0000-0003-4143-4895
Observed ORCID: 0000-0003-4143-4895
OpenAlex ID: A5057389447
Geographic Structure of Plasmodium vivax: Microsatellite Analysis of Parasite Populations from Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Ethiopia
2010 · Sharmini Gunawardena, Nadira D. Karunaweera, et al. · American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 103
The Sri Lankan paradox: high genetic diversity in Plasmodium vivax populations despite decreasing levels of malaria transmission
2014 · SHARMINI GUNAWARDENA, MARCELO U. FERREIRA, et al. · Parasitology · 76
Modelling strategies to break transmission of lymphatic filariasis - aggregation, adherence and vector competence greatly alter elimination
2015 · M. A. Irvine, L. J. Reimer, et al. · Parasites & Vectors · 75
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Single-nucleotide polymorphism, linkage disequilibrium and geographic structure in the malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax: prospects for genome-wide association studies
2010 · Pamela Orjuela-Sánchez, Nadira D Karunaweera, et al. · BMC Genetics · 53
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Factors influencing drug compliance in the mass drug administration programme against filariasis in the Western province of Sri Lanka
2006 · Sharmini Gunawardena, Mahroof Ismail, et al. · Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 39
Socio–economic and behavioural factors affecting the prevalence ofAscarisinfection in a low-country tea plantation in Sri Lanka
2004 · G.S.A. Gunawardena, N.D. Karunaweera, et al. · Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology · 31
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
2019 · Dileepa Senajith Ediriweera, Sharmini Gunawardena, et al. · The Lancet Global Health · 25
Wet-days: are they better indicators of Ascaris infection levels?
2004 · G.S.A. Gunawardena, N.D. Karunaweera, et al. · Journal of Helminthology · 25
Seasonally timed treatment programs for Ascaris lumbricoides to increase impact—An investigation using mathematical models
2018 · Emma L. Davis, Leon Danon, et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 24
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Effectiveness of a serological tool to predict malaria transmission intensity in an elimination setting
2017 · Rajika Lasanthi Dewasurendra, Janaka Nandana Dias, et al. · BMC Infectious Diseases · 24
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Integrated School-Based Surveillance for Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections and Lymphatic Filariasis in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka
2014 · Sharmini Gunawardena, Nipul K. Gunawardena, et al. · American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 23
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Effects of climatic, socio–economic and behavioural factors on the transmission of hookworm (Necator americanus) on two low-country plantations in Sri Lanka
2005 · G. S. A. Gunawardena, N. D. Karunaweera, et al. · Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology · 21
Understanding the relationship between prevalence of microfilariae and antigenaemia using a model of lymphatic filariasis infection
2016 · Michael A. Irvine, Sammy M. Njenga, et al. · Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 20
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Prevalence of G6PD deficiency in selected populations from two previously high malaria endemic areas of Sri Lanka
2017 · Sharmini Gunawardena, G. M. G. Kapilananda, et al. · PLoS ONE · 18
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Complex interactions in soil-transmitted helminth co-infections from a cross-sectional study in Sri Lanka
2018 · Hannah C Lepper, Joaquín M Prada, et al. · Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 15
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Use of a Plasmodium vivax genetic barcode for genomic surveillance and parasite tracking in Sri Lanka
2020 · Rajika L. Dewasurendra, Mary Lynn Baniecki, et al. · Malaria Journal · 12
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Impact of the 2004 mass drug administration for the control of lymphatic filariasis, in urban and rural areas of the Western province of Sri Lanka
2007 · G. S. A. Gunawardena, M. M. Ismail, et al. · Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology · 12
Bertiella studeri infection: resistance to niclosamide
2011 · SD Gallella, GSA Gunawardena, et al. · Ceylon Medical Journal · 11
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Pharmacovigilance through consumer feedback (reporting) in the mass treatment of lymphatic filariasis using diethylcarbamazine and albendazole in two districts of Sri Lanka
2008 · Sharmini Gunawardena, Shalini Sri Ranganathan, et al. · Tropical Medicine & International Health · 10
Host genetic polymorphisms and serological response against malaria in a selected population in Sri Lanka
2018 · Rajika L. Dewasurendra, Anna Jeffreys, et al. · Malaria Journal · 9
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Advances in genetics and genomics: use and limitations in achieving malaria elimination goals
2015 · Sharmini Gunawardena, Nadira D. Karunaweera · Pathogens and Global Health · 8
Health in rural Sri Lanka: A cross-sectional survey of three rural districts
2019 · Upul Senarath, Sanath Senanayake, et al. · Ceylon Medical Journal · 7
Characterization of antigens of Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm) eggs
2022 · Y. B. N. Sanduni De Kostha, Sisira L. Pathirana, et al. · Scientific Reports · 6
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Prevalence of Enterobius vermicularis infection among schoolchildren attending four selected schools in the Hambantota district of Sri Lanka
2013 · S Gunawardena, H Gunatilleke, et al. · Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases · 6
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An Ensemble Framework for Projecting the Impact of Lymphatic Filariasis Interventions Across Sub-Saharan Africa at a Fine Spatial Scale
2024 · Panayiota Touloupou, Claudio Fronterre, et al. · Clinical Infectious Diseases · 4
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Works count: 49
Citation count: 666
H-index: 15
I10-index: 19
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