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h-index: 19
Works: 83
Citations: 1,092

Most-cited papers

Clinical manifestations of scrub typhus
S. Rajapakse, P. Weeratunga, S. Sivayoganathan, S. D. Fernando
2017Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene124 citations
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Immune mechanisms of granuloma formation in sarcoidosis and tuberculosis
P. Weeratunga, D. Moller, Ling-Pei Ho
2024Journal of Clinical Investigation68 citations Open access
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Per capita sugar consumption and prevalence of diabetes mellitus – global and regional associations
P. Weeratunga, Sayumi Y. Jayasinghe, Y. Perera, G. Jayasena +1 more
2014BMC Public Health56 citations Open access
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Prophylaxis of human toxoplasmosis: a systematic review
S. Rajapakse, P. Weeratunga, C. Rodrigo, N. D. de Silva +1 more
2017Pathogens and Global Health55 citations Open access
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Prophylactic and therapeutic interventions for bleeding in dengue: a systematic review
S. Rajapakse, N. D. de Silva, P. Weeratunga, C. Rodrigo +1 more
2017Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene47 citations Open access
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Control methods for Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti
P. Weeratunga, C. Rodrigo, S. D. Fernando, S. Rajapakse
201744 citations Open access
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Risk prediction for severe disease and better diagnostic accuracy in early dengue infection; the Colombo dengue study
P. C. Sigera, R. Amarasekara, C. Rodrigo, S. Rajapakse +10 more
2019BMC Infectious Diseases39 citations Open access
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Carica papaya extract in dengue: a systematic review and meta-analysis
S. Rajapakse, N. D. de Silva, P. Weeratunga, C. Rodrigo +2 more
2019BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine39 citations Open access
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Neurological manifestations of dengue: a cross sectional study.
P. Weeratunga, M. Caldera, I. Gooneratne, R. Gamage +1 more
2014Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease35 citations
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Spatial transcriptomic characterization of COVID-19 pneumonitis identifies immune circuits related to tissue injury
Amy R. Cross, C. De Andrea, María Villalba-Esparza, Manu Landecho +12 more
2022JCI Insight34 citations Open access
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Dengue and post-infection fatigue: findings from a prospective cohort-the Colombo Dengue Study.
P. C. Sigera, S. Rajapakse, P. Weeratunga, N. D. de Silva +4 more
2020Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene34 citations Open access
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A Diagnostic Scoring Model for Leptospirosis in Resource Limited Settings
S. Rajapakse, P. Weeratunga, Roshan Niloofa, N. Fernando +8 more
2016PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases31 citations Open access
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Antibody tests for identification of current and past infection with SARS‐CoV‐2
Tilly Fox, J. Geppert, J. Dinnes, K. Scandrett +24 more
2022Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews26 citations Open access
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Clinicopathological correlates of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in Sri Lanka
M. Selvarajah, P. Weeratunga, S. Sivayoganthan, N. Rathnatunga +1 more
2016Indian Journal of Nephrology25 citations Open access
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Single cell spatial analysis reveals inflammatory foci of immature neutrophil and CD8 T cells in COVID-19 lungs
P. Weeratunga, L. Denney, J. Bull, E. Repapi +27 more
2023Nature Communications24 citations Open access
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Development of a machine learning model for early prediction of plasma leakage in suspected dengue patients
Ramtin Zargari Marandi, Preston Leung, C. Sigera, Daniel D. Murray +5 more
2023PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases23 citations Open access
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Beyond thrombocytopaenia, haemorrhage and shock: the expanded dengue syndrome
S. Rajapakse, M. Wattegama, P. Weeratunga, P. C. Sigera +1 more
2018Pathogens and Global Health23 citations Open access
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Single molecule, near full-length genome sequencing of dengue virus
T. Adikari, Nasir Riaz, C. Sigera, Preston Leung +15 more
2020Scientific Reports22 citations Open access
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Immune mechanisms in fibrotic pulmonary sarcoidosis
P. Weeratunga, D. Moller, L. Ho
2022European Respiratory Review20 citations Open access
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Closing the theory to practice gap for newly qualified doctors: evaluation of a peer-delivered practical skills training course for newly qualified doctors in preparation for clinical practice
A. Beane, A. Padeniya, A. D. De Silva, T. Stephens +12 more
2017Postgraduate medical journal19 citations
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Clinical and laboratory associations of severity in a Sri Lankan cohort of patients with serologically confirmed leptospirosis: a prospective study.
S. Rajapakse, P. Weeratunga, M. J. Roshan Niloofa, N. Fernando +6 more
2015Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene19 citations
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Miller Fisher syndrome developing as a parainfectious manifestation of dengue fever: a case report and review of the literature
N. D. de Silva, P. Weeratunga, T. Umapathi, N. Malavige +1 more
2019Journal of Medical Case Reports18 citations Open access
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Temporo-spatial cellular atlas of the regenerating alveolar niche in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
P. Weeratunga, B. Hunter, Martin Sergeant, J. Bull +13 more
2025Nature Communications16 citations Open access
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Reversible splenial lesion syndrome associated with dengue fever: a case report
P. Sathananthasarma, P. Weeratunga, T. Chang
2018BMC Research Notes16 citations Open access
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Genomic Surveillance of Recent Dengue Outbreaks in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Sachith Maduranga, B. M. Valencia, C. Sigera, T. Adikari +6 more
2023Viruses15 citations Open access
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Effect of prior Zika and dengue virus exposure on the severity of a subsequent dengue infection in adults
B. M. Valencia, P. C. Sigera, P. Weeratunga, N. Tedla +4 more
2022Scientific Reports15 citations Open access
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Direct costs of managing in-ward dengue patients in Sri Lanka: A prospective study
C. Sigera, C. Rodrigo, N. D. de Silva, P. Weeratunga +2 more
2021PLoS ONE14 citations Open access
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The impact of propranolol on nitric oxide and total antioxidant capacity in patients with resistant hypertension—evidence from the APPROPRIATE trial
H. Ranasinghe, N. Fernando, S. M. Handunnetti, P. Weeratunga +4 more
2020BMC Research Notes14 citations Open access
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Determinants of mortality and impact of therapy in patients with leptospirosis admitted for intensive care in a Sri Lankan hospital – a three year retrospective study
P. Weeratunga, S. D. Fernando, S. Sriharan, M. Gunawardena +1 more
2015Pathogens and Global Health13 citations Open access
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Cardiovascular risk in lupus nephritis: Do renal disease-related and other traditional risk factors play a role?
I. Atukorala, P. Weeratunga, J. Kalubowila, H. Ranasinghe +3 more
2015Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation12 citations Open access
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Haemotoxicity of snakes: a review of pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, novel diagnostics and challenges in management.
B. Y. Alvitigala, Harsha A Dissanayake, P. Weeratunga, P. A. C. D. Padmaperuma +2 more
2025Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene11 citations Open access
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Rational use of ultrasonography with triaging of patients to detect dengue plasma leakage in resource limited settings: a prospective cohort study
P. C. Sigera, P. Weeratunga, Sumadhya Deepika Fernando, Nipun Lakshitha De Silva +2 more
2021Tropical medicine & international health11 citations Open access
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Seroprevalence of leptospirosis in an endemic mixed urban and semi-urban setting—A community-based study in the district of Colombo, Sri Lanka
S. Rajapakse, P. Weeratunga, K. Balaji, Kyra Charmaine Ramchandani +7 more
2020PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases11 citations Open access
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Plasmodium falciparum and Mycoplasma pneumoniae co-infection presenting with cerebral malaria manifesting orofacial dyskinesia and haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
P. Weeratunga, G. Rathnayake, A. Sivashangar, P. Karunanayake +2 more
2016Malaria Journal9 citations Open access
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Toxic encephalopathy due to colchicine—Gloriosa superba poisoning
I. Gooneratne, P. Weeratunga, M. Caldera, R. Gamage
2014Practical Neurology9 citations
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Rotational thromboelastometry in critical phase of dengue infection: Association with bleeding
W. Wickramasinghe, B. Y. Alvitigala, Thisarika Perera, P. Karunanayake +7 more
2022Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis8 citations Open access
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Cytomegalovirus induced refractory TTP in an immunocompetent individual: a case report
Medhini Boteju, P. Weeratunga, A. Sivashangar, T. Chang
2019BMC Infectious Diseases8 citations Open access
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Teaching Video NeuroImages: Orofacial dyskinesia and oral ulceration due to involuntary biting in neuroacanthocytosis
I. Gooneratne, P. Weeratunga, R. Gamage
2014Neurology8 citations Open access
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Evaluation of the accuracy and precision of glucometers currently used in Sri Lanka.
J. Liyanage, H. Dissanayake, K. Gamage, G. S. P. Keerthisena +8 more
2019Diabetes & metabolic syndrome7 citations
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Evolution into Takayasu arteritis in a patient presenting with acute pulmonary oedema due to severe aortic regurgitation; a case report
N. D. de Silva, Milinda Withana, P. Weeratunga, Prakash Priyadharshana +1 more
2018BMC Rheumatology6 citations Open access
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Between- and within-host mutation of dengue virus
Sachith Maduranga, B. M. Valencia, C. Sigera, P. Weeratunga +7 more
2025bioRxiv5 citations Open access
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Successful Medical Management of a Retroperitoneal Abscess: A Difficult Diagnosis in Pyrexia of Unknown Origin
U. G. H. Ishan, M. C. K. Thilakasiri, P. Weeratunga, R. D. Lanerolle
2020Case Reports in Infectious Diseases5 citations Open access
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Embolizing pulmonary aspergillosis, mycobacterial & aspergillous splenic abscess and cytomegalovirus co-infection following steroid induced immunosuppression: a case report
H. Dissanayake, P. Weeratunga, P. Karunanayake, R. Lanerolle +2 more
2018BMC Infectious Diseases5 citations Open access
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Addition of Propranolol in Resistant Arterial hypertension Treatment (APROPRIATE study): study protocol for a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial
Godwin R Constantine, P. Ranasinghe, P. Weeratunga, C. Weeraratne +4 more
2017Trials5 citations Open access
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Early circulating biomarkers to predict plasma leakage in dengue fever.
S. Moallemi, N. Tedla, C. Sigera, P. Weeratunga +4 more
2025Journal of Infection4 citations Open access
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Nine fatal cases of dengue: a case series from an intensive care unit in Sri Lanka
P. Ruwanpathirana, Harindri Athukorala, Thamalee Palliyaguru, P. Weeratunga +1 more
2024Tropical Medicine and Health4 citations Open access
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Management of Sarcoidosis: When to Treat, How to Treat and for How Long?
E. Fraser, P. Weeratunga, L. Ho
2022Current Pulmonology Reports4 citations Open access
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Immunoglobulin replacement and quality of life after CAR T-cell therapy.
S. Misbah, P. Weeratunga
2020The Lancet Oncology4 citations
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Anemia as a Predictor of Functional Disability in the Early Stage of Ischemic Stroke in a South Asian Population
T. Chang, P. Weeratunga, T. Vithanage, Piumi Wijewickrama +3 more
2019Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology4 citations Open access
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Chikungunya masquerading as dengue infection in Sri Lanka uncovered by metagenomics
K. M. Ahsanul Kabir, C. Sigera, Sachith Maduranga, P. Weeratunga +5 more
2025medRxiv3 citations Open access
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