By Associate Professor Chaturaka Rodrigo

Journal articles

Rajapakse S; Gangani D; Rodrigo C; Fernando N, 2026, 'Renal tropism, serovar biology, and severe leptospirosis: A kidney-centred hypothesis', Medical Hypotheses, 210, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2026.111956

Rodrigo C, 2026, 'Among children and adults living in malaria-endemic areas who are being treated for malaria with antifolate antimalarial drugs, does folic acid supplementation reduce the likelihood of parasite clearance or increase the risk of treatment failure?', Cochrane Clinical Answers, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cca.4783

Rodrigo C, 2026, 'For adults with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), how do health outcomes compare when diagnosis is made using Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra versus smear microscopy?', Cochrane Clinical Answers, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cca.4749

Maduranga S; Valencia BM; Sigera C; Weeratunga P; Fernando D; Rajapakse S; Rapadas M; Deveson IW; Lloyd AR; Bull R; Rodrigo C, 2026, 'Between- and within-host mutation of dengue virus', Virology, 615, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2025.110750

Horsburgh BA; Abayasingam A; Jenkins F; Li H; Foster CSP; Lloyd A; Coin L; Rawlinson W; Kelleher AD; van Hal S; Bull RA; Di Giallonardo F; Stephenson R; Williams R; Cunningham P; Turra M; Douglas MW; Leong L; McNally LP; Caly L; Dragasevich L; Jackson K; Farrell J; Kok J; Taiaroa G; Williams E; Chibo D; Dwyer D; Rodrigo C; Sevendal A; Castley A, 2025, 'Development and verification of a novel tiling PCR method for long-range HIV-1 sequencing in a diagnostic setting', Scientific Reports, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-03190-6

Rothhaar P; Arand T; Seong HGT; Heuss C; Tulessin M; Wang Z; Förster C; Schneider AC; Quistrebert J; Chai H; Reineke M; Benning L; Honegger J; Hofmann M; Thimme R; Timm J; Walker AS; Barnes EJ; Hudson F; Dennis E; Smith D; Nguyen D; Halford R; McPherson S; Forton D; Wiselka M; Stone B; Ch’ng CL; Nelson M; Bhagani S; Ala A; Barclay ST; Collier JD; Ryder SD; Verma S; Gilson R; Jones C; McCabe L; Pett S; Cooke GS; Schnitzler P; Merle U; Shoukry NH; Bruneau J; Rodrigo C; Lloyd A; Bull RA; Ansari MA; Mogler C; McLauchlan J; Forns X; Pérez-del-Pulgar S; Lohmann V, 2025, 'Highly replicating hepatitis C virus variants emerge in immunosuppressed patients causing severe disease', Nature Communications, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-67174-w

Rajapakse S; Fernando N; Dreyfus A; Smith C; Rodrigo C, 2025, 'Leptospirosis', Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41572-025-00614-5

Raijmakers RPH; Lund Berven L; Keijmel SP; Rodrigo C; Wyller VBB; Katz BZ; Buchwald D; Evans RA; Gérardin P; Knoop H; Prins M; Stavem K; Stiansen-Sonerud T; Taylor R; Valencia Arroyo BM; Wensaas KA; Selvakumar JP; van den Wijngaard C; Lloyd AR; Sandler CX, 2025, 'Immunological associations in post-infective fatigue syndromes including Long COVID—a systematic review and meta-analysis', Ebiomedicine, 121, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2025.105970

Rodrigo C; Van Es SL; Burkhardt K; Champion S; Dowdell S; Pimanda J; Velan G; Weber M, 2025, 'Is online pathology education an effective and equitable approach for medical students?', Educacion Medica, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.edumed.2025.101065

Kabir KMA; Sigera C; Maduranga S; Weeratunga P; Rajapakse S; Fernando D; Lloyd AR; Bull RA; Rodrigo C, 2025, 'Chikungunya masquerading as dengue infection in Sri Lanka uncovered by metagenomics', Plos One, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0326995

Sazzad HMS; Li H; Hajarizadeh B; Horsburgh BA; Grebely J; Dore GJ; Bull RA; Lloyd AR; Rodrigo C, 2025, 'Estimating the impact of direct acting antiviral therapy on the prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection using phylogenetics', Virus Research, 355, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.virusres.2025.199566

Maduranga S; Shrestha LB; Valencia BM; Horton G; Guppy M; Gidding HF; Graves S; Stenos J; Rawlinson W; Lloyd AR; Rodrigo C, 2025, 'Diagnosing and Preventing Q Fever in Regional New South Wales, Australia—A Qualitative Exploration of Perspectives of General Practitioners', Australian Journal of Rural Health, 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajr.70030

Rodrigo C, 2025, 'How effective are interventions designed to improve childhood immunization coverage in low- and middle-income countries?', Cochrane Clinical Answers, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cca.4494

Moallemi S; Tedla N; Sigera C; Weeratunga P; Fernando D; Rajapakse S; Lloyd AR; Rodrigo C, 2025, 'Early circulating biomarkers to predict plasma leakage in dengue fever', Journal of Infection, 90, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2024.106401

Gervais A; Bastard P; Bizien L; Delifer C; Tiberghien P; Rodrigo C; Trespidi F; Angelini M; Rossini G; Lazzarotto T; Conti F; Cassaniti I; Baldanti F; Rovida F; Ferrari A; Mileto D; Mancon A; Abel L; Puel A; Cobat A; Rice CM; Cadar D; Schmidt-Chanasit J; Scheid JF; Lemieux JE; Rosenberg ES; Agudelo M; Tangye SG; Borghesi A; Durand GA; Duburcq-Gury E; Valencia BM; Lloyd AR; Nagy A; Macdonald MM; Simonin Y; Zhang SY; Casanova JL, 2024, 'Auto-Abs neutralizing type I IFNs in patients with severe Powassan, Usutu, or Ross River virus disease', Journal of Experimental Medicine, 221, http://dx.doi.org/10.1084/jem.20240942

Maduranga S; Valencia BM; Li X; Moallemi S; Rodrigo C, 2024, 'A systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative clinical studies on antibiotic treatment of brucellosis', Scientific Reports, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-69669-w

Shrestha LB; Tungatt K; Aggarwal A; Stubis A; Fewings NL; Fichter C; Akerman A; Rodrigo C; Tedla N; Lee S; Lloyd AR; Brilot F; Britton WJ; Kelleher A; Caterson ID; Douglas MW; Rockett R; Tangye SG; Triccas JA; Turville SG; Sandgren KJ; Bull RA; Cunningham AL; Sorrell T; Maclean M; Camilleri J; Douglas M; Song Y; Mao L; Phu A; Sigmund A; Beard S; Hunt S; Vande More AM; Kandasamy R; Kok J; Byrne J; Lloyd A; Tangye S; O'Sullivan M; Steain M; Baird S; Phetsouphanh C; Zhao Y, 2024, 'Bivalent Omicron BA.1 vaccine booster increases memory B cell breadth and neutralising antibodies against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants', Ebiomedicine, 110, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.105461

Rodrigo C, 2024, 'What are the effects of oral cholera vaccines for preventing cholera?', Cochrane Clinical Answers, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cca.4500

Herath HMMTB; Wijayawardhana KWSM; Wickramarachchi UI; Senanayake S; Rodrigo C; Senanayake B, 2024, 'Impulse control disorders and other nonmotor symptoms in Sri Lankan patients with Parkinson's disease', Plos One, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0312342

Rodrigo C; Walker G; Sevendal ATK; Nguyen C; Stelzer-Braid S; Rawlinson W; Graves S; Gidding HF; Stenos J; Lloyd AR, 2024, 'Acute Q fever in patients with an influenza-like illness in regional New South Wales, Australia', Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012385

Rodrigo C; Gnanathasan A, 2024, 'Lack of controlled studies on snakebite prevention: a rapid review', Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 118, pp. 247 - 252, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trad088

Adhikari A; Abayasingam A; Brasher NA; Kim HN; Lord M; Agapiou D; Maher L; Rodrigo C; Lloyd AR; Bull RA; Tedla N, 2024, 'Characterization of antibody-dependent cellular phagocytosis in patients infected with hepatitis C virus with different clinical outcomes', Journal of Medical Virology, 96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmv.29381

Moallemi S; Lloyd AR; Rodrigo C, 2023, 'Early biomarkers for prediction of severe manifestations of dengue fever: a systematic review and a meta-analysis', Scientific Reports, 13, pp. 17485, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-44559-9

Herath HMMTB; Wijayawardhana KWSM; Wickramarachchi UI; Senanayake S; Senanayake B; Rodrigo C, 2023, 'Estimation of body weight using anthropometric parameters in Sri Lankan hospitalized adult patients', Plos One, 18, pp. e0290895, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290895

Maduranga S; Valencia BM; Sigera C; Adikari T; Weeratunga P; Fernando D; Rajapakse S; Lloyd AR; Bull RA; Rodrigo C; Wijethunga Arachchige S; Valencia Arroyo BM, 2023, 'Genomic Surveillance of Recent Dengue Outbreaks in Colombo, Sri Lanka', Viruses, 15, pp. 1408, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v15071408

Zargari Marandi R; Leung P; Sigera C; Murray DD; Weeratunga P; Fernando D; Rodrigo C; Rajapakse S; Macpherson CR; Leung P, 2023, 'Development of a machine learning model for early prediction of plasma leakage in suspected dengue patients', Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 17, pp. e0010758, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010758

Marandi RZ; Leung P; Sigera C; Murray DD; Weeratunga P; Fernando D; Rodrigo C; Rajapakse S; MacPherson C, 2022, '1162. A data-driven approach to predict plasma leakage using explainable machine learning', Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 9, pp. ofac492.999, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofac492.999

Valencia BM; Sigera PC; Weeratunga P; Tedla N; Fernando D; Rajapakse S; Lloyd AR; Rodrigo C; Valencia Arroyo BM, 2022, 'Effect of prior Zika and dengue virus exposure on the severity of a subsequent dengue infection in adults', Scientific Reports, 12, pp. 17225, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-22231-y

Rodrigo C; Herbert C; Saunders D; Thomas S; Polly P, 2022, 'Influence of COVID-19 restrictions on student satisfaction with undergraduate pathology teaching in an Australian University', Frontiers in Education, 7, pp. 1014906, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2022.1014906

Adhikari A; Abayasingam A; Rodrigo C; Agapiou D; Pandzic E; Brasher NA; Fernando BSM; Keoshkerian E; Li H; Kim HN; Lord M; Popovic G; Rawlinson W; Mina M; Post JJ; Hudson B; Gilroy N; Dwyer D; Sasson SC; Grubor-Bauk B; Lloyd AR; Martinello M; Bull RA; Tedla N; Kaldor J; Dore G; Sorrell T; Bartlett A; Lemberg D; Di Girolamo N; Byrne M; Hammoud M; Sultan R; Konecny P; Matthews G; Shek D; Holdaway S; Mitsa-Kos K; How-Chow D; Lagunday R; Robinson S; Terrill L; Joshi N; Li Y; Gill S; Sevehon A, 2022, 'Longitudinal Characterization of Phagocytic and Neutralization Functions of Anti-Spike Antibodies in Plasma of Patients after Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection', Journal of Immunology, 209, pp. 1499 - 1512, http://dx.doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.2200272

Rodrigo C; Herath T; Wickramarachchi U; Fernando D; Rajapakse S, 2022, 'Treatment of chikungunya-Associated joint pain: A systematic review of controlled clinical trials', Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 116, pp. 889 - 899, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trac045

Howe AYM; Rodrigo C; Cunningham EB; Douglas MW; Dietz J; Grebely J; Popping S; Sfalcin JA; Parczewski M; Sarrazin C; de Salazar A; Fuentes A; Sayan M; Quer J; Kjellin M; Kileng H; Mor O; Lennerstrand J; Fourati S; Di Maio VC; Chulanov V; Pawlotsky JM; Harrigan PR; Ceccherini-Silberstein F; Garcia F; Martinello M; Matthews G; Fernando FF; Esteban JI; Müllhaupt B; Wiesch JSZ; Buggisch P; Neumann-Haefelin C; Berg T; Berg CP; Schattenberg JM; Moreno C; Stauber R; Lloyd A; Dore G; Applegate T; Ignacio J; Garcia-Cehic D; Gregori J; Rodriguez-Frias F; Rando A; Gozlan Y; Angelico M; Andreoni M; Babudieri S; Bertoli A; Cento V; Coppola N; Craxì A; Paolucci S; Parruti G; Pasquazzi C; Perno CF; Teti E; Vironet C; Lannergård A; Duberg AS; Aleman S; Gutteberg T; Soulier A; Gourgeon A; Chevaliez S; Pol S; Carrat F; Salmon D; Kaiser R; Knopes E; Gomes P; de Kneght R; Rijnders B; Poljak M; Lunar M; Usubillaga R; Seguin_Devaux C; Tay E; Wilson C; Wang DS; George J; Kok J; Pérez AB; Chueca N; García-Deltoro M; Martínez-Sapiña AM; Lara-Pérez MM; García-Bujalance S; Aldámiz-Echevarría T; Vera-Méndez FJ; Pineda JA; Casado M; Pascasio JM; Salmerón J; Alados-Arboledas JC; Poyato A; Téllez F; Rivero-Juárez A, 2022, 'Characteristics of hepatitis C virus resistance in an international cohort after a decade of direct-acting antivirals', Jhep Reports, 4, pp. 100462, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhepr.2022.100462

Riaz N; Leung P; Bull RA; Lloyd AR; Rodrigo C, 2022, 'Evolution of within-host variants of the hepatitis C virus', Infection Genetics and Evolution, 99, pp. 105242, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2022.105242

Balachandran H; Phetsouphanh C; Agapiou D; Adhikari A; Rodrigo C; Hammoud M; Shrestha LB; Keoshkerian E; Gupta M; Turville S; Christ D; King C; Sasson SC; Bartlett A; Grubor-Bauk B; Rawlinson W; Aggarwal A; Stella AO; Klemm V; Mina MM; Post JJ; Hudson B; Gilroy N; Konecny P; Ahlenstiel G; Dwyer DE; Sorrell TC; Kelleher A; Tedla N; Lloyd AR; Martinello M; Bull RA, 2022, 'Maintenance of broad neutralizing antibodies and memory B cells 1 year post-infection is predicted by SARS-CoV-2-specific CD4+ T cell responses', Cell Reports, 38, pp. 110345, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110345

Riaz N; Leung P; Barton K; Smith MA; Carswell S; Bull R; Lloyd AR; Rodrigo C, 2021, 'Adaptation of Oxford Nanopore technology for hepatitis C whole genome sequencing and identification of within-host viral variants', BMC Genomics, 22, pp. 148, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12864-021-07460-1

Herath HMMTB; Wijayawardhana KWSM; Wickramarachchi UI; Rodrigo C, 2021, 'Attitudes on euthanasia among medical students and doctors in Sri Lanka: a cross sectional study', BMC Medical Ethics, 22, pp. 162, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12910-021-00731-2

Herath HMMTB; Rodrigo C; Alahakoon AMBD; Ambawatte SB; Senanayake S; Senanayake B; Fernando A, 2021, 'Outcomes of stroke patients undergoing thrombolysis in Sri Lanka; an observational prospective study from a low-middle income country', BMC Neurology, 21, pp. 434, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12883-021-02475-3

Rodrigo C; Sigera C; Fernando D; Rajapakse S, 2021, 'Plasma leakage in dengue: a systematic review of prospective observational studies', BMC Infectious Diseases, 21, pp. 1082, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06793-2

Sigera C; Rodrigo C; de Silva NL; Weeratunga P; Fernando D; Rajapakse S, 2021, 'Direct costs of managing in-ward dengue patients in Sri Lanka: A prospective study', Plos One, 16, pp. e0258388, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258388

Tu T; Rodrigo C; Strasser SI; Scott Bowden D; Maclachlan JH; Drummer HE, 2021, 'The inaugural australian centre for hepatitis virology public panel discussion on viral hepatitis research—lessons in scientific community outreach', Viruses, 13, pp. 1838, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v13091838

Adhikari A; Eltahla A; Lloyd AR; Rodrigo C; Agapiou D; Bull RA; Tedla N, 2021, 'Optimisation and validation of a new method for antibody dependent cellular phagocytosis in hepatitis C virus infection', Journal of Immunological Methods, 495, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jim.2021.113087

Sigera PC; Weeratunga P; Deepika Fernando S; Lakshitha De Silva N; Rodrigo C; Rajapakse S, 2021, 'Rational use of ultrasonography with triaging of patients to detect dengue plasma leakage in resource limited settings: a prospective cohort study', Tropical Medicine and International Health, 26, pp. 993 - 1001, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tmi.13594

Howe AYM; Ceccherini-Silberstein F; Dietz J; Popping S; Grebely J; Rodrigo C; Lennerstrand J; Douglas MW; Parczewsk M; Harrigan PR; Pawlotsky JM; Garcia F, 2021, 'SHARED: An international collaboration to unravel hepatitis C resistance', Viruses, 13, pp. 1580, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v13081580

Sigera PC; Rajapakse S; Weeratunga P; De Silva NL; Gomes L; Malavige GN; Rodrigo C; Fernando SD, 2021, 'Dengue and post-infection fatigue: Findings from a prospective cohort-the Colombo Dengue Study', Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 115, pp. 669 - 676, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/traa110

Abayasingam A; Balachandran H; Agapiou D; Hammoud M; Rodrigo C; Keoshkerian E; Li H; Brasher NA; Christ D; Rouet R; Burnet D; Grubor-Bauk B; Rawlinson W; Turville S; Aggarwal A; Stella AO; Fichter C; Brilot F; Mina M; Post JJ; Hudson B; Gilroy N; Dwyer D; Sasson SC; Tea F; Pilli D; Kelleher A; Tedla N; Lloyd AR; Martinello M; Bull RA; Burnett D, 2021, 'Long-term persistence of RBD+ memory B cells encoding neutralizing antibodies in SARS-CoV-2 infection', Cell Reports Medicine, 2, pp. 100228, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrm.2021.100228

Valencia BM; Cvejic E; Vollmer-Conna U; Hickie IB; Wakefield D; Li H; Pedergnana V; Rodrigo C; Lloyd AR; Valencia Arroyo BM, 2021, 'The severity of the pathogen-induced acute sickness response is affected by polymorphisms in genes of the NLRP3 inflammasome pathway', Brain Behavior and Immunity, 93, pp. 186 - 193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2021.01.005

Fernando SD; Ranaweera D; Weerasena MS; Booso R; Wickramasekara T; Madurapperuma CP; Danansuriya M; Rodrigo C; Herath H, 2021, 'Success of malaria chemoprophylaxis for outbound civil and military travellers in prevention of reintroduction of malaria in Sri Lanka', International Health, 12, pp. 332 - 338, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/INTHEALTH/IHZ094

Adikari TN; Riaz N; Sigera C; Leung P; Valencia BM; Barton K; Smith MA; Bull RA; Li H; Luciani F; Weeratunga P; Thein TL; Lim VWX; Leo YS; Rajapakse S; Fink K; Lloyd AR; Fernando D; Rodrigo C; Valencia Arroyo BM, 2020, 'Single molecule, near full-length genome sequencing of dengue virus', Scientific Reports, 10, pp. 18196, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-75374-1

Rodrigo C; Gnanathasan A, 2020, 'Adjunct treatment in snakebite envenoming: A systematic review of randomised controlled trials', Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 114, pp. 847 - 857, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/traa062

Rodrigo C; Rajapakse S; Fernando D, 2020, 'Tafenoquine for preventing relapse in people with Plasmodium vivax malaria', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2020, pp. cd010458, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD010458.pub3

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