Trimester-specific thyroid hormone reference data in Sri Lankan women.

Introduction: Regional differences in thyroid hormones are noted, especially during pregnancy.

Objectives: Establish reference values for thyroid function tests for Sri Lankan pregnant women and to determine their comparability with regional data; and determine the prevalence of 2. Thyroid Peroxidase (TPO) antibody positivity and 3.

Thyroid Autoimmunity and Dysfunction in Sri Lankan Children and Adolescents After 22 Years of Sustained Universal Salt Iodization.

Sri Lanka introduced universal salt iodization (USI) in 1995 after which we demonstrated a high thyroglobulin antibody (TgAb) prevalence in 1998. However, it is unclear whether thyroid autoimmunity persists in the long term in populations exposed to sustained USI and whether such populations have an excess of thyroid dysfunction. We evaluated the prevalence of thyroid autoantibodies and dysfunction in Sri Lankan children and adolescents after more than two decades of sustained USI.

First Serological Study Revealing High Humoral Response and Evidence for Antigenic Heterogeneity in Induced CL in Sri Lanka.

Posing a threat to the ongoing leishmaniasis elimination efforts in the Indian subcontinent, -induced cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) has been recently reported in many countries. Sri Lanka reports a large focus of human cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) caused by usually visceralizing parasite. Enhanced case detection, early treatment, and in-depth understanding of sequalae are required to contain the spread of disease.

Evidence for Seroprevalence in Human Localized Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by in Sri Lanka.

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is considered as a major health threat in the Indian subcontinent. , a usually visceralizing species, causes cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Sri Lanka. However, visceralizing potential of the local is not yet fully understood.