Dinesha Jayasundara

Rajarata University of Sri Lanka — LK

Immunology and Microbiology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Leptospirosis research and findings(14), Viral Infections and Vectors(5), Veterinary medicine and infectious diseases(2), Immune Response and Inflammation(1), Antibiotic Use and Resistance(1)

Publications17 total

Early Diagnosis of Human Leptospirosis by Detection of Antibodies to Leptospira-Secreted Virulence-Modifying Protein Exotoxins
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene·2025Open Access
Comparative Genome Analysis of 25 Sri Lankan <i>Leptospir</i> a Isolates Outer Membrane Receptors That Interact With Human TLR2
Evolutionary Bioinformatics·2025Open Access
Genomic Analysis of Human-infecting <i>Leptospira borgpetersenii</i> isolates in Sri Lanka: expanded PF07598 gene family repertoire, less overall genome reduction than bovine isolates
2024Open Access
Levels of Cytokines in Leptospirosis Patients with Different Serovars and <i>rfb</i> Locus
Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards antibiotic use in the general community of Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases·2023Open Access
Whole genome sequencing data of Leptospira weilii and Leptospira kirschneri isolated from human subjects of Sri Lanka
Data in Brief·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
The human Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) response during pathogenic <i>Leptospira</i> infection
2023Open Access
Complete genome sequences of twelve strains of Leptospira interrogans isolated from humans in Sri Lanka
Infection Genetics and Evolution·2023· 5 citedOpen Access
Culture-Independent Detection and Identification of <i>Leptospira</i> Serovars
Microbiology Spectrum·2022· 9 citedOpen Access
Culture-Independent Detection and Identification of <i>Leptospira</i> Serovars
2022Open Access
Demographic, exposure, clinical, biochemical and diagnostic data of febrile patients recruited for the largest field study on leptospirosis in Sri Lanka
Data in Brief·2022· 3 citedOpen Access
Diagnostic method-based underestimation of leptospirosis in clinical and research settings; an experience from a large prospective study in a high endemic setting
PLoS neglected tropical diseases·2022· 46 citedOpen Access
Optimizing the microscopic agglutination test (MAT) panel for the diagnosis of Leptospirosis in a low resource, hyper-endemic setting with varied microgeographic variation in reactivity
PLoS neglected tropical diseases·2021· 39 citedOpen Access
Correction: 12 Novel clonal groups of Leptospira infecting humans in multiple contrasting epidemiological contexts in Sri Lanka
PLoS neglected tropical diseases·2021· 4 citedOpen Access
12 Novel clonal groups of Leptospira infecting humans in multiple contrasting epidemiological contexts in Sri Lanka
PLoS neglected tropical diseases·2021· 34 citedOpen Access
Complete Genome Sequence of <i>Leptospira interrogans</i> Strains FMAS_KW1, FMAS_KW2 and FMAS_AW1 Isolated from Leptospirosis Patients from Karawanalla and Awissawella, Sri Lanka
Journal of Genomics·2020· 11 citedOpen Access
Study protocol: characterising the clinical, epidemiological and aetiological aspects of leptospirosis in Sri Lanka: a hospital based clinico-epidemiological study
BMJ Open·2019· 16 citedOpen Access

Frequent Co-authors

Suneth Agampodi(16), Janith Warnasekara(13), Joseph M. Vinetz(13), Michael A. Matthias(10), Indika Senavirathna(8), Chandika D. Gamage(5), Shalka Srimantha(4), Chamila Kappagoda(4), Sisira Siribaddana(4), Indika Senevirathna(2), Senanayake Abeysinghe Mudiyanselage Kularatne(2), Jean-François Mariet(2), Mathieu Picardeau(2), Kira Chaiboonma(2), Nicholas Nathaniel Pilau(2), Alan S. Marroquin(2), Reetika Chaurasia(2), Indika Senawirathna(1), S.A.M. Kularatne(1), Michael Maththias(1)