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Arboviruses, Malaria, Molecular biology, Molecular epidemiology, Genetic typing, Evolution

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Singapore, Sri Lanka

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Employment (1)

National Environment Agency: Singapore, Singapore, SG

2008-05-26 to present | Principal Scientist (Environmental Health Institute)
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Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi

Education and qualifications (2)

University of Kelaniya Faculty of Medicine: Kelaniya, Western, LK

2001-11-01 to 2006-02-15 | PhD
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Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi

University of Kelaniya Faculty of Medicine: Ragama, Western, LK

1992-08-01 to 1997-10-01 | MBBS
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Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi

Works (46)

Assessing the Risk of Dengue Virus Local Transmission: Study on Vector Competence of Italian <i>Aedes albopictus</i>

Viruses
2024-01 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.3390/v16020176
Contributors: claudia fortuna; Francesco Severini; giulia marsili; Luciano Toma; Antonello Amendola; Giulietta Venturi; Claudio Argentini; Francesca Casale; Ilaria Bernardini; Daniela Boccolini et al.
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

Genetic Diversity and Dispersal of DENGUE Virus among Three Main Island Groups of the Philippines during 2015–2017

Viruses
2023-04-28 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/v15051079
Contributors: Ava Kristy Sy; Carmen Koo; Kristine J. R. Privaldos; Mary Ann T. Quinones; Mary A. U. Igoy; Sharon Y. A. M. Villanueva; Martin L. Hibberd; Lee Ching Ng; Hapuarachchige C. Hapuarachchi
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Isolation and Genetic Characterization of Japanese Encephalitis Virus Two Decades after Its Elimination in Singapore

Viruses
2022-11 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.3390/v14122662
Contributors: Ming Jie Lim; Zhi Yang Loh; Hui Ling Yeo; Surya Pavan Yenamandra; Marcella Kong; Hao Yang Pang; Meng Han Lee; Mahathir Humaidi; Cliff Chua; Jane Griffiths et al.
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

Lineage Replacement Associated with Fitness Gain in Mammalian Cells and Aedes aegypti: A Catalyst for Dengue Virus Type 2 Transmission

Microorganisms
2022-05-26 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10061100
Contributors: Cheong Huat Tan; Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi; Li Kiang Tan; Pei Sze Jeslyn Wong; Mei Zhi Irene Li; Wing Yan Wong; Lee Ching Ng
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Transient transmission of Chikungunya virus in Singapore exemplifies successful mitigation of severe epidemics in a vulnerable population

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
2021-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.08.007
Contributors: Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi; Wing-Yan Wong; Carmen Koo; Wei-Ping Tien; Gladys Yeo; Jayanthi Rajarethinam; Eugene Tan; Suzanna Chiang; Chee-Seng Chong; Cheong-Huat Tan et al.
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Using spatial genetics to quantify mosquito dispersal for control programs

BMC Biology
2020-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s12915-020-00841-0
Contributors: Igor Filipović; Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi; Wei-Ping Tien; Muhammad Aliff Bin Abdul Razak; Caleb Lee; Cheong Huat Tan; Gregor J. Devine; Gordana Rašić
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Using spatial genetics to quantify mosquito dispersal for control programs

2020-04-01 | Preprint
DOI: 10.1101/2020.03.30.017301
Contributors: I Filipović; HC Hapuarachchi; WP Tien; ABAR Muhammed; C Lee; CH Tan; GJ Devine; G Rašić
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Flavivirus Cross-Reactivity to Dengue Nonstructural Protein 1 Antigen Detection Assays

Diagnostics
2019-12-24 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics10010011
Contributors: Li Kiang Tan; Wing Yan Wong; Hui Ting Yang; Roland G. Huber; Peter J. Bond; Lee Ching Ng; Sebastian Maurer-Stroh; Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi
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The first introduced malaria case reported from Sri Lanka after elimination: implications for preventing the re-introduction of malaria in recently eliminated countries.

Malaria journal
2019-06-24 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-019-2843-6
PMID: 31234941
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Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi

Characterization of Fowlpox virus in chickens and bird-biting mosquitoes: a molecular approach to investigating Avipoxvirus transmission.

The Journal of general virology
2019-03-25 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.001209
PMID: 30907721
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Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi

Multiplex targeted mass spectrometry assay for one-shot flavivirus diagnosis.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
2019-03-18 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1817867116
PMID: 30886083
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Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi

Construction sites as an important driver of dengue transmission: implications for disease control

BMC Infectious Diseases
2018-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-018-3311-6
Contributors: Shaohong Liang; Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi; Jayanthi Rajarethinam; Carmen Koo; Choon-Siang Tang; Chee-Seng Chong; Lee-Ching Ng; Grace Yap
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Highly Selective Transmission Success of Dengue Virus Type 1 Lineages in a Dynamic Virus Population: An Evolutionary and Fitness Perspective

iScience
2018-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2018.07.008
Contributors: Carmen Koo; Wei Ping Tien; Helen Xu; Janet Ong; Jayanthi Rajarethinam; Yee Ling Lai; Lee-Ching Ng; Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi
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Dengue in Singapore from 2004 to 2016: Cyclical Epidemic Patterns Dominated by Serotypes 1 and 2.

The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene
2018-05-24 | Journal article
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0819
PMID: 29848407
PMC: PMC6085773
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Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi

Viral and Antibody Kinetics, and Mosquito Infectivity of an Imported Case of Zika Fever Due to Asian Genotype (American Strain) in Singapore.

Viruses
2018-01-18 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/v10010044
PMID: 29346272
PMC: PMC5795457
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Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi
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SYBR green-based one step quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection of Zika virus in field-caught mosquitoes.

Parasites & vectors
2017-09-19 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s13071-017-2373-4
PMID: 28927458
PMC: PMC5604287
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Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi

Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in retail food in Singapore.

Antimicrobial resistance and infection control
2017-09-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s13756-017-0255-3
PMID: 28904790
PMC: PMC5591520
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Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi

Outbreak of Zika virus infection in Singapore: an epidemiological, entomological, virological, and clinical analysis.

The Lancet. Infectious diseases
2017-05-17 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(17)30249-9
PMID: 28527892
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Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi

Diagnostic challenges and case management of the first imported case of Plasmodium knowlesi in Sri Lanka.

Malaria journal
2017-03-21 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-017-1776-1
PMID: 28327145
PMC: PMC5361730
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Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi

Microbial survey of ready-to-eat salad ingredients sold at retail reveals the occurrence and the persistence of Listeria monocytogenes Sequence Types 2 and 87 in pre-packed smoked salmon.

BMC microbiology
2017-02-28 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s12866-017-0956-z
PMID: 28245788
PMC: PMC5331722
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Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi

Development of 2, 7-Diamino-1, 8-Naphthyridine (DANP) Anchored Hairpin Primers for RT-PCR Detection of Chikungunya Virus Infection.

PLoS neglected tropical diseases
2016-08-29 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004887
PMID: 27571201
PMC: PMC5003370
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Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi

Epidemic resurgence of dengue fever in Singapore in 2013-2014: A virological and entomological perspective.

BMC infectious diseases
2016-06-17 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-016-1606-z
PMID: 27316694
PMC: PMC4912763
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Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi

Genetic Variability in Probe Binding Regions Explains False Negative Results of a Molecular Assay for the Detection of Dengue Virus.

Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.)
2016-05-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2015.1899
PMID: 27172387
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Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi

Intra-epidemic evolutionary dynamics of a Dengue virus type 1 population reveal mutant spectra that correlate with disease transmission.

Scientific reports
2016-03-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/srep22592
PMID: 26940650
PMC: PMC4778070
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Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi

Advanced Genetic Methodologies in Tracking Evolution and Spread of Chikungunya Virus.

Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)
2016-01-01 | Other
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3618-2_3
PMID: 27233258
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Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi

Development and Evaluation of a SYBR Green-Based Real-Time Multiplex RT-PCR Assay for Simultaneous Detection and Serotyping of Dengue and Chikungunya Viruses.

The Journal of molecular diagnostics : JMD
2015-11-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2015.06.008
PMID: 26455921
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Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi

Clinical outcome and genetic differences within a monophyletic Dengue virus type 2 population.

PloS one
2015-03-26 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121696
PMID: 25811657
PMC: PMC4374945
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Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi

A Systematic Meta-analysis of Immune Signatures in Patients With Acute Chikungunya Virus Infection.

The Journal of infectious diseases
2015-01-29 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiv049
PMID: 25635123
PMC: PMC4442625
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Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi

DNA barcoding: complementing morphological identification of mosquito species in Singapore.

Parasites & vectors
2014-12-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s13071-014-0569-4
PMID: 25498759
PMC: PMC4282734
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Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi

Feeding host range of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) demonstrates its opportunistic host-seeking behavior in rural Singapore.

Journal of medical entomology
2014-07-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1603/me13213
PMID: 25118424
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Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi

Evolution and heterogeneity of multiple serotypes of Dengue virus in Pakistan, 2006-2011.

Virology journal
2013-09-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/1743-422X-10-275
PMID: 24007412
PMC: PMC3844417
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Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi

Clinico-genetic characterisation of an encephalitic Dengue virus 4 associated with multi-organ involvement.

Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology
2013-02-14 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2012.12.021
PMID: 23415634
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Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi

Mosquito cellular factors and functions in mediating the infectious entry of chikungunya virus.

PLoS neglected tropical diseases
2013-02-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002050
PMID: 23409203
PMC: PMC3567007
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Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi

Ultrasensitive cDNA detection of dengue virus RNA using electrochemical nanoporous membrane-based biosensor.

PloS one
2012-08-23 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042346
PMID: 22927927
PMC: PMC3426509
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Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi

Electrochemically amplified molecular beacon biosensor for ultrasensitive DNA sequence-specific detection of Legionella sp.

Biosensors & bioelectronics
2011-12-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2011.11.046
PMID: 22196877
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Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi

Tracing the path of Chikungunya virus--evolution and adaptation.

Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases
2010-07-21 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2010.07.012
PMID: 20654736
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Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi

Evaluation of Chikungunya diagnostic assays: differences in sensitivity of serology assays in two independent outbreaks.

PLoS neglected tropical diseases
2010-07-20 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000753
PMID: 20651930
PMC: PMC2907414
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Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi

Re-emergence of Chikungunya virus in South-east Asia: virological evidence from Sri Lanka and Singapore.

The Journal of general virology
2009-12-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.015743-0
PMID: 19955565
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Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi

Assessment of the origins and spread of putative resistance-conferring mutations in Plasmodium vivax dihydropteroate synthase.

The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene
2009-08-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.81.348
PMID: 19635897
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Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi

Entomologic and virologic investigation of Chikungunya, Singapore.

Emerging infectious diseases
2009-08-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3201/eid1508.081486
PMID: 19751586
PMC: PMC2815960
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Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi

Molecular markers of chloroquine resistance in Plasmodium falciparum in Sri Lanka: frequency before revision of the antimalarial drug policy.

Annals of tropical medicine and parasitology
2009-06-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1179/136485909x435067
PMID: 19508753
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Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi

Genotyping of Plasmodium vivax infections in Sri Lanka using Pvmsp-3alpha and Pvcs genes as markers: a preliminary report.

Tropical biomedicine
2008-08-01 | Journal article
PMID: 18948880
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Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi

Multiple origins of resistance-conferring mutations in Plasmodium vivax dihydrofolate reductase.

Malaria journal
2008-04-28 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-72
PMID: 18442404
PMC: PMC2383903
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Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi

Intestinal parasites and the growth status of internally displaced children in Sri Lanka.

Tropical doctor
2007-07-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1258/004947507781524610
PMID: 17716506
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Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi

Island-wide diversity in single nucleotide polymorphisms of the Plasmodium vivax dihydrofolate reductase and dihydropteroate synthetase genes in Sri Lanka.

Malaria journal
2007-03-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-6-28
PMID: 17349045
PMC: PMC1831779
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Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi

Point mutations in the dihydrofolate reductase and dihydropteroate synthase genes of Plasmodium falciparum and resistance to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in Sri Lanka.

The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene
2006-02-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2006.74.198
PMID: 16474070
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Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi

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