Publications by authors named "Amila Heendeniya"
Article Synopsis
- The study examined body lice taken from individuals experiencing homelessness in Winnipeg over the years 2020-2021.
- A total of 556 lice were collected from 7 people, with a significant finding of 218 lice from one individual testing positive for the pathogen Bartonella quintana.
- The research aimed to identify the types of lice and the diseases they might carry, highlighting public health concerns in vulnerable populations.
Background: HIV preexposure prophylaxis and postexposure prophylaxis are two major biomedical HIV prevention modalities. The utility of these prevention tools for individuals with infrequent high-risk HIV exposures remains uncertain. HIV postexposure prophylaxis-in-pocket ('PIP') may be an effective HIV prevention tool in such situations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPreventing new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections is essential to halting the global pandemic. HIV prevention strategies include integrating both nonpharmacologic (eg, safe sexual counseling, circumcision) and pharmacologic approaches. Several pharmacologic HIV prevention strategies are increasingly used globally and include postexposure prophylaxis, preexposure prophylaxis, and treatment as prevention.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: On-demand preexposure prophylaxis may reduce one's risk of HIV acquisition; however, it is unclear if individuals with a very low frequency of HIV exposures are conferred adequate protection. We evaluated a novel approach dubbed HIV postexposure prophylaxis-in-pocket ("PIP"), for individuals with a low frequency of high-risk HIV exposures.
Setting: Two HIV clinics in Toronto, Canada, managing HIV prevention cases.