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Species Composition of Medically Important Mosquitoes in Selected Areas of Kurunegala, Gampaha, Kegalle and Kandy Districts in Sri Lanka

Ranasinghe, HAK; Amarasinghe, LD; Gunathilaka, PADHN (2019)

Mosquito borne diseases are one of major health problems in almost all tropical and subtropical countries including Sri Lanka. Knowledge on breeding places and the larval distribution are important parameters for risk ...
Transformation of Vector Abundance in Mannar District of Sri Lanka: A Comparative Study of the Present and Past

Jude, PJ; Gunathilaka, PADHN; Fernando, SD; Premaratne, PH; Wickremasinghe, AR; Priyatharshan, SE; Abeyewickreme, W (2019)

Until recently, malaria was a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among people in Sri Lanka. In 2016, the WHO certified the country as “malaria free”. The identification of anopheline mosquitoes is an important aspect ...